Spurred by a shortage of U.S. radiologists and an exploding demand for more sophisticated scans to diagnose scores of ailments, doctors at several American hospitals are finding that offshore outsourcing works even in medicine. That means radiologists in Australia, India, Israel and Lebanon are reading scans on U.S. patients. Most are designed to take advantage of the time difference. As healthcare organizations are increasingly outsourcing their clinical processes to improve efficiencies, focus on core business functions and stay on the leading edge of new technologies, the role of the outsourcing partner has become critical.