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Healthc Financ Manage
; 60(8): 100-4, 2006 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16927502
RESUMO
Faced with a downward turn in its total joint replacement product line, Avera McKennan Hospital was able to avert further decline and save dollar 500,000 annually by: Reviewing and analyzing the product line's past performance. Developing a business model to govern its new implant supply process. Obtaining physician buy-in. Ensuring vendor compliance with its new contracts. Developing a role as business partner with its orthopedic surgeons.