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The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Information Technology

Thanks to today's technology, it has never been easier to roll an entire oncology practice on to a few hard drives. In fact, filing data by computer has become so fast, so efficient, and so comprehensive, that internet penetration—as a recent Harris Poll calls it—is at an all-time high, both in terms of hours logged online and users on the Web.¹

So, in an era where everything from accounting entries to patient histories are linked electronically, it probably comes as no shock that one of the biggest growth industries in the service sector is outsourcing of information technology (IT), and . . . [Click for More]