Analysis of processes and costs of alternative packaging options of sterile goods in hospitals – a case study in two German hospitals
Abstract Background Hospitals should monitor the costs of all direct and indirect processes in order to achieve efficiency and safeguard financial sustainability. One neglected process with significant costs is the processing of reusable medical devices and their packaging performed in the central s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Health Economics Review |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13561-018-0218-2 |