title: Save $829,000 annually just by reengineering the way you receive products, supplies.
abstract: Data Benchmarks: Save $829,000 by reengineering the supply chain. A group has finally quantified how much money is spent unnecessarily in the hospital supply chain--and it's staggering. This month's column offers a close-up on specific segments of the supply chain where health care organizations are squandering most of their supply dollars, plus you'll find some best practices for getting the biggest bang for the buck.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017046:Cost Savings; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006750:Hospital Distribution Systems / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States