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                         JeffNEWS, June 7, 1994
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Jefferson's Product Review Committee Realizes $248,000 Savings After First Year
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Efforts by Jefferson's product review committee have realized a savings of 
$247,565 after one year.

   The committee's purpose is to develop and implement a formalized
process of product review to reduce nonsalary expenses, find the most
acceptable hospital products at the best price and promote
standardization of products hospitalwide. Its first-year review of 28
products yielded savings ranging from $400 to $32,000.

   One of the new product systems approved by the committee is the
Braun/Burron Safe Site IV-Needleless System which went into service May
23 and has been well received by nursing staff. Purpose of the system is
to reduce needle sticks. 

   Committee co-chairs are Richard C. Alberto, assistant hospital
executive director for support services, and Karen F. Oxler, RN, MSN,
assistant nursing director, surgical care program.

   Four subcommittees are chaired by: Susan Gerhart, RN, manager,
nursing staff development, nursing service; James A. Stewart, director,
supply, processing and distribution department; Philip J. Mesisca,
administrator, anesthesiology department; and William J. Wardle,
assistant vice president for materiel management.

   The parent committee approves or disapproves subcommittee
recommendations for clinical trials and reports to Alan L. Brechbill,
associate hospital executive director and chief operating officer, and
Mary Ann McGinley, RN, MSN, associate executive director for patient
services.


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