title: Standardization of orthopedic hip and knee implants.
abstract: The standardization of orthopedic hip and knee implants was a collaborative endeavor by material management, orthopedic surgeons, and operating room nursing staff. The key concept was to eliminate paying list price for hip and knee implants and to standardize to one vendor and establish the hospital as the premier center for total joint replacement.
authors.affiliation: Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009518:New York; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000458:organization & administration