title: A team approach to cost containment.
abstract: Strategies for involving clinicians in efforts to reduce labor and supply chain expenses include: Working with nurse managers to develop an operations or productivity report that is truly useful. Establishing biweekly reporting of labor utilization per unit. Adding clinicians to your materials management and finance teams. Helping physicians understand the cost profiles of the products they are using and their impact on cost of care. Being patient while securing buy-in.
authors.affiliation: HFMA, Westchester, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Jeni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003363:Cost Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000191:economics