Searching the literature: more resources to make the purchase decision

Article Abstract:

CD-ROM data bases such as HealthPLAN-CD and CINAHL-CD allow hospital materials managers to gain information needed in making purchasing decisions. HealthPLAN-CD contains abstracts and citations on planning, management, licensing, accreditation and insurance of health care facilities. On the other hand, CINAHL-CD carries an extensive collection of nursing journals, association publications, biomedical journals and other publications on health sciences, education, behavioral sciences, management and popular literature. Both data bases are cost-efficient and user-friendly.

Information retrieval services, Hospitals, Computer storage devices, Usage, Medicine, CD-ROM databases, Information storage and retrieval systems, Hospital materials management, HealthPLAN-CD (Data base), CINAHL-CD (Data base)

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Opportunity costs associated with long decision making

Article Abstract:

Materiel management executives may save their hospitals more money in the short-term by using a group purchasing contract instead of renegotiating a new contract. Such an approach is more cost-effective because it frees hospitals to concentrate on products and services which are not covered by group purchasing organizations and eliminates lost savings incurred during the renegotiation period.

Methods, Management, Purchasing, Materials management, Group purchasing organizations

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