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Use the Internet to find a company that offers a total outsource of the Health Information Management Department. This means that the entire department is managed by a vendor and that includes the management staff and the staff that work in the department. The hospital has contracted with the vendor to manage the department and to adhere to all of the hospitals policies and procedures. The staff may work on-site or off-site but the pay and benefits they receive are from the vendor.

How do you feel about this? Do you think you would like to work for one of these contract companies? Compare and discuss your thoughts on the advantages and/or disadvantages of working for this type of vendor