title: Benchmarking supply expenses: the devil's in the definition.
abstract: For benchmarking hospital supply expense to be meaningful, the healthcare industry needs an accurate and generally agreed-upon definition of "supply expense."
authors.affiliation: McFaul & Lyons Group LLC, Willow Grove, PA, USA. dkaczmarek@mcfaullyonos.com
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kaczmarek
authors.forename: Gary R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Metcalfe
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States