title: Using business intelligence to manage supply costs.
abstract: Business intelligence tools can help materials managers and managers in the operating room and procedural areas track purchasing costs more precisely and determine the root causes of cost increases. Data can be shared with physicians to increase their awareness of the cost of physician preference items. Proper use of business intelligence goes beyond price benchmarking to manage price performance over time.
authors: VHA, Inc, Irving, Texas, USA. ebunata@vha.com
authors: Ernest
authors: E
authors: Bunata
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D007360:Intelligence; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States