Public-Private Management Partnerships in the Canadian Environment: Options for Medical Imaging

SAGE Publications - Tập 10 Số 3 - Trang 52-54 - 1997
Zahava Zahava, Robert A. Robert A.

Tóm tắt

Health services restructuring demands that hospitals consider innovative ways of providing patient care, including services within the clinical support departments such as medical imaging, diagnostic laboratories and pharmacy. This Brief Report describes the result of work carried out at St. Michael's Hospital to explore options for public-private management partnerships within the Department of Medical Imaging. Various partnership models and opportunities for cost containment, revenue generation and strategic positioning are discussed.

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