title: Engaging physicians in cost savings initiatives. Eliminating medication cost bias in the selection of inpatient medications.
abstract: Higher cost medications pose a serious question for physician executives. Learn how common administrative databases can provide clinical resource utilization and identify success factors and barriers to devising cost-effective medical management strategies.
authors.affiliation: UMDNJ-University Hospital, Newark, NJ, USA. weinberm@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: Nimisha Vyas
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: F Randy
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Vogenberg
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D017046:Cost Savings; D016527:Drug Costs; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000191:economics; D008486:Physician Executives; D010819:Physician's Role; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D017748:Time Management; D014481:United States