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Foreign medical outsourcing: possibilities, perils and parameters.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19142068     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Medical outsourcing is the process in which a healthcare provider, spanning the provider continuum from individual physician to a health system, contracts with a third party located either domestically or internationally to provide medical services. The combination of ongoing radiologist shortages and technological developments has set the stage for an increasingly probable reality of foreign medical outsourcing by Canada, specifically where diagnostics is concerned. This article briefly discusses liability and quality-of-care issues that arise within the context of foreign medical outsourcing and recommends stakeholder considerations to help inform future discussion.
Authors:
Sally Bean
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.)     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1710-2774     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-14     Completed Date:  2009-05-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101208192     Medline TA:  Healthc Q     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  84-7     Citation Subset:  H    
Affiliation:
Clinical and organizational ethics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Joint Centre for Bioethics, Toronto, Ontario. sally.bean@utoronto.ca
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
Canada
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*,  standards
Internationality / legislation & jurisprudence*
National Health Programs
Outsourced Services / legislation & jurisprudence*
Quality of Health Care

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