Integration of Just In Time (JIT) Inventory in Outpatient Pharmacy Information Systems
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Titan Healthcare was founded in 1975 by a group of doctors who wanted to do healthcare differently. They realized that the Fee-ForService model of providing healthcare was inefficient and didn’t accurately address the total healthcare needs of the patient. Rather, it increased the costs by encouraging doctors to perform more services than necessary, and to not pay close attention preventative medicine which reduces patient visitations. Titan wanted to provide a system of healthcare that linked the health care provider with the insurance plan, so that both were incentivized to manage costs by keeping people healthy. As a result, they decided to become a Vertically Integrated Managed Care Organization, which is an all-inone system where the insurance plan, doctors, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and other care providers belong to the same company. They have 22 major hospitals located in various citIntegration of Just In Time (JIT) Inventory in Outpatient Pharmacy Information Systems
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عنوان ژورنال:
- J. Cases on Inf. Techn.
دوره 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012