title: Understanding the supply chain as a component of patient care.
authors.affiliation: AORN National Presidential Safety Commission.
authors.forename: Ruth P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Shumaker
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D005791:Patient Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States