How to reduce costs for material management in healthcare

What is it about?

The paper aim is to present a new outsourcing model for materials management related to the operating theatre of hospitals. The impact on total relevant costs and service level provided of two caracteristics factors of the outsourcing model is evaluated. The factors are: - The implementation of RFID technology - The cooperation thorough a long-term collaborative networked organization of the supplying companies.

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Why is it important?

Providing health services with high quality standards and containing public expenditure are increasingly important objectives to be achieved in the context of public healthcare. The outsourcing model presented in the paper demonstrates its effectiveness in achieving these objectives.