title: Best practices net big food service savings.
abstract: A computerized, handheld menu entry system means lower costs and higher patient satisfaction for three hospitals. Personal touch, less waste, and more efficiency results from spoken bedside menus. System automatically tracks changes in rooms and patient diet.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002017:Budgets; D017046:Cost Savings; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008404:Massachusetts; D008612:Menu Planning / Q000379:methods*; D008838:Microcomputers; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014861:Washington