Reengineering hospital materiel management.
Reengineering involves significant change and dramatic rethinking of the business process. The expected result of these changed processes is dramatic improvement. Hospital cost pressures and technological change necessitate review or reengineering the process to enhance customer service at a lower cost. Three areas that yield significant results include reducing the cost of purchasing, implementing new technologies, and empowering teams to accomplish customer driven goals.
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Department of Marketing, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA.
D003132:Commerce / Q000639:trends; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011590:Psychology, Industrial; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital; D012107:Research Design; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States