ABSTRACT
This paper presents a case study where the efforts to improve clinical guidelines resulted in significant savings in material costs through the standardization of the supplies and negotiation of contracts with the suppliers. It also presents an approach that is now being used to standardize material and reduce supply costs in other areas of the health system.
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Equipment and Supplies, Hospital/economics , Materials Management, Hospital/organization & administration , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Total Quality Management/organization & administration , Wounds and Injuries/therapy , Bandages/economics , Chronic Disease , Cost Control , Hospitals, Urban/economics , Hospitals, Urban/organization & administration , Humans , Materials Management, Hospital/economics , Michigan , Multi-Institutional Systems , Organizational Case StudiesABSTRACT
This paper discusses the critical issues that must be addressed when designing, implementing and managing an employee suggestion program in a health-care organization. The issues presented include a discussion of the basic structure of the plan, participation eligibility, the scope of eligible suggestions, administration of the program, types of awards, size of the awards, evaluation of suggestions, distribution of awards, promotion of the program, and top management support. Specific recommendations are made for designing employee suggestion programs that work.
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Organizational Innovation , Personnel Administration, Hospital/methods , Program Development , Awards and Prizes , Communication , Employee Incentive PlansABSTRACT
This paper discusses the critical issues which must be addressed when facing the decision to acquire and implement new microcomputer based systems. The first issue is the process for developing a range of alternatives at various levels of sophistication. A second key issue is the development of a full cost analysis which includes such costs as cost of parallel operation, cost of back up systems, training costs and initial system modification costs. The third critical issue is the development of a benefit realization plan which has the support of both top management and line management.
