The main purpose of this book is to provide healthcare policy makers, hospital administrators, pharmaceutical company managers, and other healthcare professionals with practical guidance for leveraging supply chain principles to better manage healthcare resources (e.g.medical equipment, supplies, medicines, nurses, doctors, and capital) and control healthcare costs. This book begins with the introduction of basic supply chain management concepts, terminologies, and tenets. Once the readers grasp the basic principles of supply chain management in a healthcare setting, they will be guided into a number of supply chain strategies that help them make wise day-to-day decisions related to healthcare services. Other included topics are strategic alliances among healthcare partners, value analysis of healthcare services and products, the impact of healthcare reforms on healthcare supply chains, and the development of performance metrics for the healthcare supply chain and benchmarking.

本书的主要目的是为医疗政策制定者、医院管理者、制药公司经理和其他医疗保健专业人士提供实用指南，以利用供应链原则更好地管理医疗资源（例如医疗设备、用品、药品、护士、医生、，以及控制医疗成本。这本书开始介绍基本的供应链管理概念，术语，和宗旨。一旦读者掌握了医疗保健环境下供应链管理的基本原则，他们将被引导到许多供应链战略，帮助他们作出明智的日常决定与医疗保健服务。其他主题包括医疗保健合作伙伴之间的战略联盟、医疗保健服务和产品的价值分析、医疗改革对医疗保健供应链的影响，以及为医疗保健供应链和基准制定绩效指标。