title: A strategy for the cost containment of surgical implant purchases.
abstract: Although the experience of the Hospital for Joint Diseases is unique in terms of size of market controlled, the cost-containment techniques described above are applicable to almost any hospital. A crucial factor in any such process is enlisting the active participation of the surgical staff at every stage. On the basis of the success, this cost-containment procedure is being applied to other components of the medical device purchases.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Kummer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Habibi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Murino
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000191:economics; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000191:economics; D009519:New York City; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000191:economics*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000191:economics*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics*