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Materiel management reengineering: value creation through innovation. 1996

C A Kilgore, and M Muller

Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, USA.

By reengineering their department's core processes, materiel managers can expand their role in the health care setting while realizing significant cost savings. Using a team model, Inova Health System materiel management staff integrated their processes for vendor selection, purchasing, inventory reduction, and utilization across three hospitals and ancillary services. An integrated approach at all levels of the organization gained buy-in from administrators and staff systemwide.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007324	Institutional Management Teams	Administrator-selected management groups who are responsible for making decisions pertaining to the provision of integrated direction for various institutional functions.	Management Teams, Institutional,Institutional Management Team,Management Team, Institutional,Team, Institutional Management,Teams, Institutional Management
D008421	Materials Management, Hospital	The management of all procurement, distribution, and storage of equipment and supplies, as well as logistics management including laundry, processing of reusables, etc.	Hospital Materials Management,Storeroom,Storerooms,Management, Hospital Material,Management, Hospital Materials,Hospital Material Management,Hospital Material Managements,Managements, Hospital Material,Material Management, Hospital,Material Managements, Hospital
D009935	Organizational Affiliation	Formal relationships established between otherwise independent organizations. These include affiliation agreements, interlocking boards, common controls, hospital medical school affiliations, etc.	Affiliation, Organizational,Affiliations, Organizational,Organizational Affiliations
D009936	Organizational Innovation	Introduction of changes which are new to the organization and are created by management.	Organizational Change,Change, Organizational,Innovation, Organizational,Changes, Organizational,Innovations, Organizational,Organizational Changes,Organizational Innovations
D011361	Professional Competence	The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.	Competence, Professional,Generalization of Expertise,Technical Expertise,Expertise Generalization,Expertise, Technical
D003284	Contract Services	Outside services provided to an institution under a formal financial agreement.	Services, Contract,Contract Service,Service, Contract
D006754	Hospital Restructuring	Reorganization of the hospital corporate structure.	Hospital Diversification,Hospital Reorganization,Diversification, Hospital,Reorganization, Hospital,Restructuring, Hospital,Hospital Reorganizations,Hospital Restructurings,Reorganizations, Hospital,Restructurings, Hospital
D014768	Virginia	State bounded on the north by Maryland and West Virginia, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland, and on the south by North Carolina and Tennessee, and on the west by Kentucky and West Virginia.
D015279	Organizational Culture	Beliefs and values shared by all members of the organization. These shared values, which are subject to change, are reflected in the day to day management of the organization.	Corporate Culture,Corporate Cultures,Culture, Corporate,Culture, Organizational,Cultures, Corporate,Cultures, Organizational,Organizational Cultures
D017046	Cost Savings	Reductions in all or any portion of the costs of providing goods or services. Savings may be incurred by the provider or the consumer.	Cost Saving,Saving, Cost,Savings, Cost