title: Six steps to managing service contracts effectively.
authors.affiliation: USCS, Thermo Electron Corporation, Brookfield, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Judy A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kujawa
authors.forename: Jeffery R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Short
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D032982:Contracts / Q000592:standards; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States