Open AccessImpact of a Centralized Transfusion Service on Transfusion Costs: The Hospital Transfusion Service Versus the Blood Center Perspective
Author(s) -
Triulzi Darrell J.,
Hahn Linda
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
transfusion alternatives in transfusion medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1778-428X
pISSN - 1295-9022
DOI - 10.1111/j.1778-428x.2002.tb00079.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blood transfusion , service (business) , blood component , transfusion medicine , perspective (graphical) , medical emergency , negotiation , service delivery framework , service provider , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , operations management , surgery , business , marketing , artificial intelligence , computer science , political science , law , economics
SUMMARY A Centralized Transfusion Service (CTS) utilizes an integrated laboratory‐based approach to the delivery of transfusion medicine services within a region. The CTS model has emerged as probably the most cost‐efficient method for the delivery of these services. Its positive impact on both operational and component costs exceeds the level of hospital savings typically achieved by merely negotiating a “cheaper” red cell with the blood provider. Even the regional blood provider benefits from the superior management of the community's blood supply. Hospitals and hospital networks seeking to reduce transfusion‐associated costs should consider a CTS model.