December 14, 2016
Surgical receipt raises quality standards, lowers costs
Increasing costs and shrinking margins have continued to pressure business managers and senior hospital leadership to rethink strategies for raising surgeons’ awareness of product and nonlabor costs within the OR. Often providers are asked to cut costs but are unaware of the actual costs of the products they use. In addition, they often do not know the cost profiles of their colleagues compared to their own.
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