Biomaterial Database

ASC industry no longer the stepchild of group purchasing organizations. 2013

Paula DeJohn

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
D003284	Contract Services	Outside services provided to an institution under a formal financial agreement.	Services, Contract,Contract Service,Service, Contract
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
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013531	Surgicenters	Facilities designed to serve patients who require surgical treatment exceeding the capabilities of usual physician's office yet not of such proportion as to require hospitalization.	Surgicenter
D017754	Group Purchasing	A shared service which combines the purchasing power of individual organizations or facilities in order to obtain lower prices for equipment and supplies. (From Health Care Terms, 2nd ed)	Hospital Group Purchasing,Joint Purchasing,Shared Purchasing,Group Purchasing, Hospital,Hospital Joint Purchasing,Hospital Shared Purchasing,Joint Purchasing, Hospital,Purchasing, Hospital, Group,Purchasing, Hospital, Joint,Purchasing, Hospital, Shared,Shared Purchasing, Hospital,Purchasing, Group,Purchasing, Joint,Purchasing, Shared