No cost-saving target too small for this hospital's product reengineering program.
It pays to put every product purchase under the microscope. By creating a multidisciplinary value analysis committee to review staff ideas on potential savings for products, as well as internal services and processes, this New Jersey health care provider is slashing costs and standardizing products across clinical service lines. Learn how the committee operates and what it's doing to get vital employee participation, plus read about specific products targeted for cost reduction.
D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009515:New Jersey; D009936:Organizational Innovation / Q000191:economics*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration