title: Lives, not money, are the bottom line in materials management.
authors.affiliation: Centegra Health System, Woodstock, Ill, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cashmore
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States