دورية أكاديمية

Mergers of healthcare facilities: impact upon materiel management.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Mergers of healthcare facilities: impact upon materiel management.
المؤلفون: Carroll PE
المصدر: Journal of healthcare materiel management [J Healthc Mater Manage] 1993 Apr; Vol. 11 (3), pp. 16, 20, 22 passim.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Mayworm Associates Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8601287 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0889-2482 (Print) Linking ISSN: 08892482 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Healthc Mater Manage
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: [Libertyville, IL : Mayworm Associates, c1985-c1994.
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Health Facility Merger/*economics , Materials Management, Hospital/*economics , Multi-Institutional Systems/*organization & administration, Bed Occupancy ; Central Supply, Hospital/organization & administration ; Cost Savings ; Evaluation Studies as Topic ; Financial Management, Hospital/statistics & numerical data ; Hospital Distribution Systems/organization & administration ; Hospital Restructuring ; Materials Management, Hospital/organization & administration ; Models, Organizational ; Multi-Institutional Systems/economics ; Purchasing, Hospital/organization & administration ; United States
مستخلص: Hospital mergers afford healthcare providers the chance to take advantage of economies of scale, integrate clinical, administrative and support functions, eliminate functional redundancies and redesign patient care delivery. This article explains how such advantages were realized, demonstrated through a hypothetical case based on information obtained from actual mergers. A corporate materiel management division was established, and centralized warehousing, product evaluation and purchasing instituted. Some management positions were eliminated or restructured and patient care services were closed, relocated, or opened among the various entities in the merger. Through these and other changes, the new healthcare system was about to realize about $1.7 million in one-time savings and expects savings in the seven digits over at least the next three years. The article concludes that as hospital mergers continue to increase, the position of corporate director of materiel management will evolve as the next logical career step for materiel management professionals.
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 19930309 Date Completed: 19930505 Latest Revision: 20071115
رمز التحديث: 20231215
PMID: 10124963
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE