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Editor's Corner: Jim Way of Siemens Medical Solutions: How do buyers and suppliers structure healthy outsourcing relationships? What steps should they take to avoid the doom loop? Siemens Medical Solutions's Jim Way shares his insights. (2008)

Administrative Firm and Its Data Provider Keep Ohio's Workers' Comp Program Operating Smoothly: The state of Ohio decided to outsource its administration of Workers' Comp managed care. CareWorks wanted the work but had to outsource to meet the state's requirements. Eleven years later, CareWorks still has that business and has become one of the largest providers of workers' comp services in the U.S., thanks to outsourcing. (2008)

IT Outsourcer Enables Healthcare Provider to Focus on Patient Care
Three smaller providers merged to form PinnacleHealth. What was the Rx for IT? Our core wasn't running IT, says Dr. Roger Longenderfer, CEO. We needed a partner that could not only build our IT staff and infrastructure but also create a technology roadmap so we could grow strategically. Outsourcing to Siemens did just that. (2008)

RX for Healthcare Outsourcing Success: Abandon Traditional Roles
No one wants to wait three months to be paid. The Department of Surgery outsourced its bill collection, which cut day in accounts receivable from 94 to 50. But the change wasn't easy; the two partners had to change how the surgeons operated (their back office.) (2007)

Shared Services Providers Put Energy into Baxter Healthcare's Facilities
Baxter International found itself at the mercy of market forces in late 2003 as deregulation took over the energy industry. The fluctuations created financial pain. Fortunately, Baxter had the Rx close at hand: its longtime Facilities Management (FM) provider, CB Richard Ellis. (2007)

CVS Benefits by Outsourcing the Administration of Workforce Tax-Credit Programs
CVS/pharmacy, the largest in America, is aggressively expanding its footprint. CVS meets its need for employees by utilizing federal and state Welfare-to-Work programs that help put people back to work. Its HR department outsources the management of these government programs so it can concentrate on hiring and training. (2007)

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Achieving Business Goals through Managed Services IT - Customer Case Study: Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers - February 2008

Advancing Healthcare through the Application of Predictive Knowledge Management - Examine how healthcare can proactively support patient-focused care using technology services that enable predictive analysis. - November 2007

Managed Services IT: Helping Caldwell Memorial Hospital become the Hospital of the Future - Small Community Hospital Leverages Managed Services to Bolster IT and Compete with Larger Health Systems - April 2007

Managed Services IT: Providing a Strategic Advantage for Altoona Regional Health System - Siemens Helps Altoona Regional Health System Increase the Value of its IT - April 2007

Proven Outcomes - Jefferson Regional Medical Center is delivering medical excellence through a collaborative partnership with Siemens Medical Services. Strategic management of technology targeted system investments and fostered collaboration between clinicians and IT staff ... - August 2006

Securing Sensitive Data in Outsourced Environments - CIGNA needed a strong, flexible information protection and data privacy solution to support the company's growing outsourcing initiatives, protect in-house applications and achieve HIPAA compliance. Read how Verdasys filled this gap... - September 2005

The Future of Healthcare Eligibility Outsourcing - Healthcare Eligibility Outsourcing has reached a new level of respect and necessity among healthcare providers. Read the latest update from NCO Financial Systems, Inc.. - August 2005

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