Question

Budgeting and cost-effectiveness are important to the smooth operation of a medical office. Jennifer is the medical assistant responsible for ordering supplies. She has to stay within a budget but is finding it very difficult as she has discovered that for the fall, she is needing to order extra supplies for flu vaccines. How will she stay within her budget but still have enough supplies? What options does she have?

Answer 1

Budgeting has to be formed in an effective way for bearing unnecessary wastage and making sure that adequate supplies are available without any shortage.Some of options to manage this are

• Certain brand costs are very expensive compared to others for the same type of medication or vaccination. So the same quality vaccination can be purchased from a brand which manufactures and distributes in a low cost but in the same standard quality as approved by Food and Drug Administration.

Jennifer can purchase the extra supplies for flu vaccine in this way to maintain adequate supply and avoid shortages.