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The hospital supply chain is becoming more strategic and taking a more prominent role in guiding decisions that weigh clinical outcomes against the costs of medical supplies, devices and prescription drugs. But it still has a long way to go.
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Some hospitals, wary of maintenance costs, aren't participating in government efforts to keep high-risk radiological sources in medical facilities secure from terrorists.
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A sour economy and the grim prospect of continued cuts in reimbursements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have combined to put more financial pressure than ever before on the U.S. healthcare industry.
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Our organization needed a way to better manage materials in the nursing units' supply closets. According to Materials Management in Health Care magazine (April 2010), a hospital's inventory system can account for 40% of their total operating budget. Implementing an inventory control system properly...
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