title: Storeroom procedures that conserve assets.
abstract: As nonlabor costs in health care increase disproportionately, changes in storeroom operations will become an important cost containment tool.
mesh_terms: D002379:Catalogs, Commercial as Topic; D003363:Cost Control; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006750:Hospital Distribution Systems; D007445:Inventories, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital