FEATURE STORIES In-depth commentary and analysis of top-of-mind topics for perioperative leaders ❑ OR Business * Contract standardization for endomechanical supplies saves millions ...................................................14 (Revisit the 2021 November/December issue for the article, " New value-based models allow for surgeon buy-in, cost savings, " and the 2020 August issue for the article, " Monitoring implant contracts can save millions of dollars. " ) ❑ Finances * How rural hospital acquisitions are impacting surgical care access .......................................................18 (This is a follow-up to the article, " Planning can relieve 'growing pains' of hospital mergers, " published in February 2018; revisit that article for more details on the considerations and metrics of hospital acquisitions.) www.ormanager.com OR Manager | July 2023 13http://www.ormanager.com