title: Small changes, vendor partnerships drive down hospital's imaging costs.
abstract: Imaging departments offer great potential for cost reductions. That's what Baptist Hospital of Miami found out when they put their operation under the microscope and solicited assistance from some of their vendors. By paying attention to the details, the hospital reduced costs by more than $500,000 a year. Find out how.
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D003284:Contract Services; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005431:Florida; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014962:X-Ray Film / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media