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PubMed1994

Putting supplies at the bedside via the Friesen concept.

Hospitals designed using the concepts of architect Gordon Friesen are especially conducive to reengineering for patient-focused care. The Nurserver, a closet-like space outside each patient's room, makes it very easy for hospitals to redesign their methods for delivering supplies so that caregivers seldom have to go more than a few feet to get what they need. In this article, staff of Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia, describe how they have used the Friesen design to modify supply distribution processes.

Equipment and Supplies, Hospital↗
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Courier robot keeps hospital staff 'on the job'.

A courier robot at Abington Memorial Hospital has allowed the hospital to maintain high standards of patient care in the face of budget constraints. The robot handles after-hours deliveries of meals and supplies efficiently and cost-effectively, thus freeing support staff to focus on other tasks.

Communication↗
PubMed1997

Activity-based costing saves on supply distribution costs.

Activity-based costing is coming, but is your organization ready? A few pioneering hospitals are already reaping the operational and economic benefits of activity-based costing in their materials management, and now the VHA purchasing alliance is offering this costing option to its 1,200 hospital members. The concept is simple, so why aren't there more takers? Here are the details on this pragmatic pricing approach that could save your facility plenty.

Accounting↗