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Help Surgeons Who Help You
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urgeons who request a capital equipment upgrade should
help you find the savings that can help pay for the pur-
chase. For example, I told several of our orthopedic sur-
geons who wanted robotic platforms that we'd add the technology
if they worked with me to decrease the cost of soft goods and
implants. I've also worked with GYN surgeons to standardize the
vaginal slings they use, in exchange for the video laparoscopic
equipment upgrades they requested. I've found that surgeons are
pleased to be involved in the purchasing process and receptive to
the idea of leading the charge to reduce supply expenses.
Engaging our surgeons to help make capital purchases has even
kept some of our docs from leaving for facilities that have the
technology they wanted.
Larry Creech, MBA
RWJBarnabas Health
West Orange, N.J.
larry.creech@rwjbh.org
ON THE SAME PAGE Larry Creech, MBA, (right) chats with members of his surgical team about the capital equipment
purchases they're requesting and the cost-saving measures he wants to implement.
