title: The greatest defense is a good offence. Surgery and ORs are a serious revenue stream for hospitals. Smart ones can enhance their financials by stretching IT into OR materials management.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Information Systems, Alpharetta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rohloff
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holoska
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D009870:Operating Room Information Systems; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000191:economics*; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014481:United States