Strategies for reducing material costs through implementation of clinical guidelines.
This paper presents a case study where the efforts to improve clinical guidelines resulted in significant savings in material costs through the standardization of the supplies and negotiation of contracts with the suppliers. It also presents an approach that is now being used to standardize material and reduce supply costs in other areas of the health system.
Henry Ford Hospital, MI, USA.
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