Why do some healthcare organizations outsource non-clinical services like housekeeping or food service?     To maximize space within the facility     Lack of capital to keep these services efficient     To avoid additional labor costs on the bottom line     None of these

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Why do some healthcare organizations outsource non-clinical services like housekeeping or food service?
   
To maximize space within the facility
   
Lack of capital to keep these services efficient
   
To avoid additional labor costs on the bottom line
   
None of these
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Outsourcing is nothing but the practice associated with the business which helps the business to hire a party outside the organization to perform services or generate products that were traditionally created in-house by the employees and staff of the organization. It is the practice that is mainly undertaken by the organizations as a cost-cutting measure. Outsourcing helps the business by saving time, reducing costs, and reducing risks. 

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