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This article argues that the English legislative regime is ineffective in regulating international surrogacy, particularly with regard to commercial payments. It suggests that if English law views surrogacy as exploitative, we have a responsibility to protect women both in England and abroad, and the only way to do so effectively is to create a domestic system of regulation that caters adequately for the demand in this country. This requires a system of authorisation for surrogacy before it is undertaken; ex-post facto examinations of agreements completed in other jurisdictions, after the child is already living with the commissioning parents, cannot be seen as an acceptable compromise, as authorisation will inevitably be granted in the child's best interests.
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Spielman B. Nonconsensual clinical trials: a foreseeable risk of offshoring under global corporatism. J Bioeth Inq 2015; 12:101-106. [PMID: 25630592 DOI: 10.1007/s11673-014-9596-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This paper explores the connection of offshoring and outsourcing to nonconsensual global pharmaceutical trials in low-income countries. After discussing reasons why the topic of nonconsensual offshored clinical trials may be overlooked in bioethics literature, I suggest that when pharmaceutical corporations offshore clinical trials today, nonconsensual experiments are often foreseeable and not simply the result of aberrant ethical conduct by a few individuals. Offshoring of clinical trials is structured so that experiments can be presented as health care in a unique form of outsourcing from the host country to pharmaceutical corporations. Bioethicists' assessments of the risks and potential benefits of offshore corporate pharmaceutical trials should therefore systematically include not only the hoped for benefits and the risks of the experimental drug but also the risk that subjects will not have consented, as well as the broader international consequences of nonconsensual experimentation.
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- Bethany Spielman
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 801 N. Rutledge St., Springfield, IL, 62702, USA,
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Demko P. Outsourcing employee health benefits. More firms see private insurance exchanges as a way to control healthcare costs. Mod Healthc 2014; 44:20-22. [PMID: 25016884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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DeJohn P. Decisions, decisions: should you outsource coding to comply with ICD-10? OR Manager 2014; 30:28-30. [PMID: 24716249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Camenzind M. [Globalization, cost effective - good?]. Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 2014; 107:8-81. [PMID: 25141501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Zimmermann ML. [Accompanying patients with the heart]. Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 2014; 107:11-83. [PMID: 25141502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Marion JL. A framework to aid VNA implementation. VNAs are an effective way to address the clinical content that is growing in importance as EMRs evolve as part of meaningful use. Healthc Inform 2013; 30:28-33. [PMID: 24224338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Baird P. A manufacturing perspective: balancing safety issues with a customer's desire for self-service. Biomed Instrum Technol 2012; 46:422-424. [PMID: 23171179 DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205-46.6.422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Sherwin J. Medical device service and support. Biomed Instrum Technol 2012; 46:412-421. [PMID: 23171178 DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205-46.6.412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Maddock KE. In service/support debate, throwing rocks won't help. Biomed Instrum Technol 2012; 46:488. [PMID: 23171195 DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205-46.6.488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Carlisle D. Survey. Dispensing wisdom. Health Serv J 2012; 122:30-31. [PMID: 23155879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Carlisle D. Outsourcing: Clean out the waste. Health Serv J 2011; Suppl:6-8. [PMID: 22053502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Carley N. Research: Do as the Romans did. Health Serv J 2011; Suppl:9. [PMID: 22053503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Krestin GP, Pieterman H. [Teleradiology: threats and opportunities]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2011; 155:A2997. [PMID: 21447224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Radiological interpretation and reporting have become a commodity that may be farmed out elsewhere on the planet: teleradiology. The impact of this development fully depends on our understanding of the role of radiology as a specialty. If radiology is solely defined as the provision of medical image interpretation then commoditization of radiology through teleradiology services will lead to a deterioration in the status of radiologists. They may even become redundant as hospital specialists. However, if radiology is seen in a broader context with much more emphasis on its added value through specialized consultancy, then teleradiology may be an important instrument for improvement and optimalisation of imaging services.
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Conn J. Increasing cloudiness. Yet the outlook for this IT outsourcing is quite sunny. Mod Healthc 2009; 39:30-31. [PMID: 19711690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Bhan A. The outsourcing industry and health implications: time for a research agenda? Natl Med J India 2009; 22:50-51. [PMID: 19761165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Anderson HJ. Shipping I.T. out. More hospitals are outsourcing infrastructure but continuing to manage applications on their own. Health Data Manag 2008; 16:42, 44, 46 passim. [PMID: 19024703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Health plans bringing in DM services. Dis Manag Advis 2008; 14:1-3, 5-6. [PMID: 18575140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Frelick RW. The outsourcing of surgical and dental procedures. Del Med J 2008; 80:223-225. [PMID: 18714666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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By the numbers. Outsourcing. Mod Healthc 2007; Suppl:62, 64, 66 passim. [PMID: 18220136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Yeaworth RC. A flat world of health care. Nebr Nurse 2007; 40:25-7. [PMID: 17915613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The concept of outsourcing for the development and global studies on new drugs has become widely accepted in the pharmaceutical industry due to its cost and uncertainty. India is going to be the most preferred location for contract pharma research and development due to its huge treatment naïve population, human resources, technical skills, adoption/amendment/implementation of rules/laws by regulatory authorities, and changing economic environment. But still 'miles to go' to fulfill the pre-requisites to ensure India's success. In spite of all the pitfalls, the country is ambitious and optimist to attract multinational pharmaceutical companies to conduct their clinical trials in India.
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- Rituparna Maiti
- Department of Pharmacology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagunur Road, Karimnagar-505417, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Since last reviewed in 2004, the market for outsourcing lead optimization has continued to grow and to change. Here, I review some of the key events that have taken place in this time, particularly merger and acquisition activity, and also seek to delineate some of the emerging trends. Of special note are the rise of low-cost companies providing contract services in Eastern Europe and Asia, and the varying responses to this trend by established companies in Western Europe and the USA. Overall, the marketplace remains highly competitive and dynamic and, as such, is a challenging and exciting place in which to conduct business.
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- David E Clark
- Argenta Discovery Ltd., 8/9 Spire Green Centre, Flex Meadow, Harlow, CM19 5TR, UK.
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Akahoshi T, Munakata S. [Appropriateness of branch laboratory in hospital]. Rinsho Byori 2006; 54:1147-9. [PMID: 17240836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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- Tohru Akahoshi
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara
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Smith SD. Are we outsourcing family medicine? Minn Med 2006; 89:14-6. [PMID: 16846176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Evans M. Help from India Inc. For-profit enterprises train nurses headed abroad. Mod Healthc 2006; 36:28, 30. [PMID: 16447366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Manufacturing in China. Med Device Technol 2005; 16:48-9. [PMID: 16438451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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China offers advantages, but establishing production facilities in the country is complex. This article reports one company's observations on operating there.
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Myers S. Management. Scanning the globe. Hosp Health Netw 2005; 79:16. [PMID: 15828532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Overseas "nighthawks" can make life easier for radiologists by reading and interpreting scans and X-rays during your staff's off hours. The growing practice does have its critics, however.
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Anderson LC, Taylor K. Outsourcing of animal care and biomedical resources. Contemp Top Lab Anim Sci 2005; 44:66. [PMID: 15812978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Briggs B. Offshore outsourcing poses risks. Health Data Manag 2005; 13:68, 70, 72 passim. [PMID: 15913096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Gottfredson M, Puryear R, Phillips S. Strategic sourcing: from periphery to the core. Harv Bus Rev 2005; 83:132-150. [PMID: 15724581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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As globalization changes the basis of competition, sourcing is moving from the periphery of corporate functions to the core. Always important in terms of costs, sourcing is becoming a strategic opportunity. But few companies are ready for this shift. Outsourcing has grown so sophisticated that even critical functions like engineering, R&D, manufacturing, and marketing can-and often should-be moved outside. And that, in turn, is changing the way companies think about their organizations, their value chains, and their competitive positions. Already, a handful of vanguard companies are transforming what used to be purely internal corporate functions into entirely new industries. Companies like UPS, Solectron, and Hewitt have created new business models by concentrating scale and skill within a single function. As these and other function-based companies grow, so does the potential value of outsourcing to all companies. Migrating from a vertically integrated company to a specialized provider of a single function is not a winning strategy for everyone. But all companies need to rigorously reassess each of their functions as possible outsourcing candidates. Presented in this article is a simple three-step process to identify which functions your company needs to own and protect, which can be best performed by what kinds of partners, and which could be turned into new business opportunities. The result of such an analysis will be a comprehensive capabilities-sourcing strategy. As a detailed examination of 7-Eleven's experience shows, the success of the strategy often hinges on the creativity with which partnerships are organized and managed. But only by first taking a broad, strategic view of capabilities sourcing can your company gain the greatest benefit from all of its sourcing choices.
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES An attempt to finance a large-scale multi-hospital picture archival and communication system (PACS) solely based on cost savings from current film operations is reported. MATERIALS AND METHODS A modified Request for Proposal described the technical requirements, PACS architecture, and performance targets. The Request for Proposal was complemented by a set of desired financial goals-the main one being the ability to use film savings to pay for the implementation and operation of the PACS. RESULTS Financing of the enterprise-wide PACS was completed through an operating lease agreement including all PACS equipment, implementation, service, and support for an 8-year term, much like a complete outsourcing. Equipment refreshes, both hardware and software, are included. Our agreement also linked the management of the digital imaging operation (PACS) and the traditional film printing, shifting the operational risks of continued printing and costs related to implementation delays to the PACS vendor. An additional optimization step provided the elimination of the negative film budget variances in the beginning of the project when PACS costs tend to be higher than film and film-related expenses. CONCLUSION An enterprise-wide PACS has been adopted to achieve clinical workflow improvements and cost savings. PACS financing was solely based on film savings, which included the entire digital solution (PACS) and any residual film printing. These goals were achieved with simultaneous elimination of any over-budget scenarios providing a non-negative cash flow in each year of an 8-year term.
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- Alberto F Goldszal
- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1-Silverstein, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Contract management is an arrangement whereby the day-to-day operation of the hospital is contracted to an outside organization. In the past two decades there has been dramatic growth in the number of hospitals opting for contract management, yet surprisingly little attention has been paid to this phenomenon. Using national data, we report trends and demonstrate that adoption of contracts results in decreases in service offerings more often than increases. Since contract-managed hospitals tend to be located in rural areas, this raises concerns regarding access to care. On the other hand, contract management may allow distressed hospitals to survive.
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- Kathleen Carey
- Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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Cavalla D. A quiet revolution in lead optimisation services? Drug Discov Today 2004; 9:635-6. [PMID: 15279844 DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6446(04)03133-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The outsourcing of lead optimisation services is a relatively new but growing market. Historically, pharmaceutical companies have been hesitant to outsource activities at the lead optimisation stage of the drug discovery process, but more recently this reticence has largely been put aside. As a result, a growing number of companies with diverse backgrounds and geographical locations are now competing to offer services in this sector. Currently, a particularly significant trend is the move towards 'off-shoring', which promises to drive further changes in this rapidly evolving market in the near future.
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- David E Clark
- Argenta Discovery, 8-9 Spire Green Centre, Flex Meadow, Harlow, Essex, UK CM19 5TR.
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Romano M. Outsourcing everything. Accelerating use of outsourcing adds to public policy debate while raising questions about hospitals' 'charitable' status. Mod Healthc 2004; 34:24-6, 34. [PMID: 15095499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Arenson R. Creative approach to financing a PACS1. Acad Radiol 2004; 11:1-3. [PMID: 14746395 DOI: 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)00712-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Mayer B Davidson
- Clinical Trials Unit, Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles, California 90059, USA.
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Procop GW, Winn W. Outsourcing microbiology and offsite laboratories. Implications on patient care, cost savings, and graduate medical education. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2003; 127:623-4. [PMID: 12708912 DOI: 10.5858/2003-127-0623-omaol] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Gary W Procop
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Clinical Microbiology, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
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Hubbard LB. The provision of consultative physics services as commodities undermines the professionalism of medical physics. Against the proposition. Med Phys 2003; 30:99-100. [PMID: 12557985 DOI: 10.1118/1.1528181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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"Top 10" future trends in outsourcing. Russ Coiles Health Trends 2001; 13:9-12. [PMID: 11424535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Flower J, Guillaume P. E-health: eight power factors, three scenarios. Health Forum J 2001; 44:12-6, 45. [PMID: 11225551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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The Internet may--or may not--revolutionize health care. It all depends on the degree of public acceptance, industry investments, physician behavior, and other critical factors. How they play out will likely determine the speed and extent of the changes ahead.
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