TQM shifts hospital-vendor focus to total value, productivity.
The movement toward total quality management (TQM) is not only overturning the old ways of doing things within hospitals, it's transforming working relationships with vendors as well. A number of institutions are trying innovative approaches to purchasing, including vendor certification programs.
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