title: Out with the old, in with the new. Virtual item files can streamline ordering, lower costs and afford caregivers more time with patients than current supply data management technology. Should healthcare providers embrace them?
authors.affiliation: Design and Development, MedAssets Analytical Systems, Alpharetta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Polte
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface