Tying supply chain costs to patient care.
In September 2014, the FDA will establish a unique device identification (UDI) system to aid hospitals in better tracking and managing medical devices and analyzing their effectiveness. When these identifiers become part of patient medical records, the UDI system will provide a much-needed link between supply cost and patient outcomes. Hospitals should invest in technology and processes that can enable them to trace supply usage patterns directly to patients and analyze how these usage patterns affect cost and quality.
Rosalind C
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Parkinson
D001331:Automation; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005791:Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration