Expense Reduction

  • Vanderbilt University

    Pharmacy’s targeted initiatives lead to lower drug expenses

    Vanderbilt University Hospital’s pharmacy is attracting national attention for reducing its inpatient pharmacy drug expenses 6.4 percent in a 12-month period, despite an increase in patient volume. Read More

    Aug 21, 2014

  • Creativity helps spur VUMC operational savings

    Creativity helps spur VUMC operational savings

    As Vanderbilt University Medical Center navigates large-scale operational change through Evolve to Excel (E2E) a number of creative and substantive cost savings initiatives have already been identified. The Medical Center’s first priority remains to achieve savings through efforts that focus on costs associated with supplies and other non-labor expenses. Read More

    Aug 15, 2013