Benchmarking supply expenses: the devil's in the definition
Kaczmarek, D.S.; Metcalfe, G.R.
Healthcare Financial Management Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association 59(10): 94-100
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0735-0732 PMID: 16245623 Document Number: 590768
For benchmarking hospital supply expense to be meaningful, the healthcare industry needs an accurate and generally agreed-upon definition of "supply expense."