title: Survival strategies in the era of managed care.
abstract: The era of managed care has forced an unprecedented restructuring of the health care environment. As hospitals downsize in response, materiel managers should consider adopting strategies that may help ensure their survival, including innovative approaches to supply management and the development of individual responses that will best position them to succeed in this new reality.
authors.affiliation: Quantum Healthcare Services, Inc., Bolton, MA, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rudomin
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Spirakes
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce