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knows which supplies everyone else needs, and how long you can wait
to order them. If current orders can wait a few more days, you can then place a large order involving as many products as possible.
Example of savings: A surgery center cut its yearly volume of purchase orders by about two-thirds, from more than 1,000 to only 312,
saving at least $68,000 per year.
6. Using oxygen cylinders for IV sedation
When you use oxygen cylinders for IV sedation, you have to arrange delivery of refills, pickup of used ones, paying rental fees and possible safety issues. Cylinders that are mistakenly knocked over can explode and even shoot through walls. Consider switching to oxygen concentrators. These mobile devices, which weigh around 30 pounds each, pull room air into a chamber that absorbs nitrogen and vents it harmlessly into the room, leaving concentrated oxygen behind.
Oxygen purity from the concentrators ranges from 90% to 96%, which is sufficient in most cases for most sedation. But because the oxygen is at low pressure, it cannot be used with general anesthesia.
Example of savings: A surgery center bought 16 oxygen concentrators, netting a 92% savings
($12,293 per year).
7. Breezing through your
linen invoices
Invoices from linen supply companies sometimes include extra costs
that you may not even notice. You may not even notice this because
