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Move over, food and linen services. Outsourcing of diagnostic and clinical services also is widespread in the hospital industry, and it's here to stay, according to a study commissioned by Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, a Nashville law firm. The 2006 Hospital Outsourcing Trends in Clinical Services Survey, based on responses from 266 hospital CEOs and chief operating officers, reveals that 78% of hospitals already outsource some patient care services, and 83% expect outsourcing to remain steady or grow at their facilities over the next two to three years.