title: To find savings, look at the big picture.
abstract: Taking a scientific approach to supply cost management is a lot of work, but the effort can net big savings, as a California hospital found last year. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian saved $2 million on supplies and services in 2001 and expects to continue saving that amount annually for the next couple of years.
authors.affiliation: bobpres@totalcost.com
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Yokl
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D017046:Cost Savings; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration