Improving Value in Health Care Through Comprehensive Supply Optimization

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作者
Thiel, Cassandra [1 ,2 ]
Horwitz, Leora I. [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] NYU, Sch Med, Dept Populat Hlth, Div Healthcare Delivery Sci, New York, NY USA
[2] NYU Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Publ Serv, New York, NY USA
[3] NYU Langone Hlth, Ctr Healthcare Innovat & Delivery Sci, New York, NY USA
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10.1001/jama.2019.15478
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This Viewpoint characterizes the costs of medical supply acquisition and waste as an underrecognized contributor to health care expenditures and proposes policy and practice reforms, such as standardizing reuse of some supplies and extending expiration dates on others that could optimize supply availability and generate savings without adverse effects on patients.
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页码:1451 / 1452
页数:2
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