Transfusion medicine's role in hospital performance improvement. An administrator's view.
Historically, hospital administrators have viewed all laboratory sections as cost centers. The major expenses in the transfusion service are those associated with labor and blood products. However, few administrators take the time to look past this cost to see the impact of an active transfusion medicine section in other areas of the hospital. This article examines the impact of inventory management, blood component utilization and waste, group purchasing, and new program implementation on transfusion service expense and revenue.
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Transfusion Services, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
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D001771:Blood Banks; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics; D006739:Hospital Administration; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans