Biomaterial Database

Cost cuts to stay. 2009

Jeff Ferenc

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
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
D003363	Cost Control	The containment, regulation, or restraint of costs. Costs are said to be contained when the value of resources committed to an activity is not considered excessive. This determination is frequently subjective and dependent upon the specific geographic area of the activity being measured. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Cost Containment,Containment, Cost,Containments, Cost,Control, Cost,Controls, Cost,Cost Containments,Cost Controls
D004864	Equipment and Supplies	Expendable and nonexpendable equipment, supplies, apparatus, and instruments that are used in diagnostic, surgical, therapeutic, scientific, and experimental procedures.	Apparatus and Instruments,Devices,Medical Devices,Device, Medical,Devices, Medical,Equipment,Inventories,Medical Device,Supplies,Device,Instruments and Apparatus,Inventory,Supplies and Equipment
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
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D057172	Economic Recession	Significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in real gross domestic product, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales. (National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, www.nber.org/cycles.html, accessed 4/23/2009)	Recession, Economic,Economic Depression,Depression, Economic,Depressions, Economic,Economic Depressions,Economic Recessions,Recessions, Economic