Efficient approach to health care industry materiel resource management: an empirical research
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A feasibility study on the application of the just in time inventory system in the materiel management of hospitals was conducted. The sample consists of 250 randomly selected health care institutions. The methods of data collection employed were sending questionnaires by mail and interviewing the director of the materiel management department of each hospital. The t test and frequency test analysis of the 67 completed questionnaires shows that the implementation of the stockless approach improves the materiel management system of hospitals.
Publication Name: Hospital Material Management Quarterly
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0192-2262
Year: 1992
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The 1990s: prescription for success
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The principal goal of hospital material management in the 1990s is to generate revenue. This may be carried out by coordinating policies and procedures through the use of a management information system. The information system is linked to all departments to ensure that the patient is billed for all chargeable items. The on-line system also minimizes lost charges, maintains proper charging, maximizes the income of the central sterile services department and reduces inventory levels.
Publication Name: Hospital Material Management Quarterly
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0192-2262
Year: 1992
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Reengineering materiel management using computer technology
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The installation of information technology offers the material management department of many hospitals a cost-effective means of automating and reengineering the material management function. However, the creation of a flexible and paperless system requires the integration of several tools. These include the material and accounts payable system, the relational data base management system, the desktop MS-Windows environment, the report writer and the just-in-time inventory program.
Publication Name: Hospital Material Management Quarterly
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0192-2262
Year: 1995
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