A consensus model for group purchasing.
Sisters of Providence, a multi-hospital system in Seattle, Washington, uses a group consensus model in assessing the acquisition and implementation of major capital items. In technology acquisitions for diagnostic imaging, six clinical and administrative perspectives are brought to bear on the objectives. Mr. Dickson outlines the steps in this consensus model.
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Sisters of Providence Health Care Corporation, Seattle, WA.
D002201:Capital Expenditures / Q000458:organization & administration; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014861:Washington