HSA 4191 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Uab Hospital, Supplier Diversity, Detroit Medical Center
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Computer systems are invaluable in effective management of supplies and material including: data exchange with suppliers, automated purchase orders. Inventory control: use of bar-code devices for encoding supplies and materials, computerized menu planning and food service management. Detroit medical center divides its materials resource management department into several functional areas: Systems development: the department communicates with current and potential business associates via a website providing information about open requests for: Coding standards are an important element of automated purchasing and material management systems: bar-codes for all types of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals have become standard and are essential to efficient purchaser-vendor relationships in healthcare. Computerized menu-pla(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g syste(cid:373)s store a(cid:374)d a(cid:374)alyze data o(cid:374) patie(cid:374)t"s (cid:374)utritio(cid:374)al and dietary requirements, food items in inventory and their costs, and decisions rules for selecting from among alternative menus. Decision criteria might include patient preferences or visual appearance of food in addition to nutritional adequacy and cost.
