title: CEO/CFO responses to materials management survey.
abstract: A national survey of chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs) reveals that while CEOs and CFOs are satisfied overall with materials management at their hospitals, a number of individual facets of materials management need improvement. The survey also shows that reducing supply expenses and better managing operating room (OR) inventories are two of the best ways that materials managers can help reduce hospitals' total annual operating expenses.
authors.affiliation: Kowalski-Dickow Associates, Inc., Mequon, WI, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kowalski
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017721:Hospital Costs; D007445:Inventories, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008330:Management Audit; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States