Biomaterial Database

Six steps to managing service contracts effectively. 2005

Judy A Kujawa, and Jeffery R Short

USCS, Thermo Electron Corporation, Brookfield, WI, USA.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008284	Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital	Hospital department whose primary function is the upkeep and supervision of the buildings and grounds and the maintenance of hospital physical plant and equipment which requires engineering expertise.	Engineering, Hospital,Hospital Engineering,Hospital Groundskeeping,Hospital Maintenance,Landscaping, Hospital,Groundskeeping, Hospital,Hospital Landscaping,Hospital Maintenance and Engineering,Maintenance, Hospital
D011682	Purchasing, Hospital	Hospital department responsible for the purchasing of supplies and equipment.	Hospital Purchasing,Hospital Purchasings,Purchasings, Hospital
D011786	Quality Control	A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)	Control, Quality,Controls, Quality,Quality Controls
D003284	Contract Services	Outside services provided to an institution under a formal financial agreement.	Services, Contract,Contract Service,Service, Contract
D004865	Equipment and Supplies, Hospital	Any materials used in providing care specifically in the hospital.	Hospital Equipment and Supplies,Equipment, Hospital,Hospital Equipment,Hospital Supplies,Supplies, Hospital,Supply, Hospital,Hospital Supply
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D017408	Guidelines as Topic	Works about a systematic statement of policy rules or principles. Guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by convening expert panels. For guidelines in the field of health care and clinical medicine, PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC is available.	Guidelines as Topics
D032982	Contracts	Agreements between two or more parties, especially those that are written and enforceable by law (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). It is sometimes used to characterize the nature of the professional-patient relationship.	Contract