| Most healthcare organizations will agree--the | | | | People who work in the cleaning industry are usually |
| responsibility for ordering medical supplies has grown | | | | seen as simple laborers who do not have a high level |
| more complex and time-intensive than ever before. | | | | of education. When people think of office workers, |
| Doctors and professionals that bill insurance, HMO's or | | | | they usually think of the person wearing a suit working |
| Medicare & Medicaid know how the payment | | | | in cubicle using the computer. People generally will not |
| cycle of the industry works. Basically, hurry up and | | | | even think about those who come in and keep the |
| wait, is the call of the day. It is not uncommon for a | | | | office clean. |
| medical professional to send a bill to an insurance | | | | For starters, there is the furniture we use for our work. |
| company and has to wait 30, 90 or even 120 days | | | | There are more kinds of furniture for work purposes |
| before they get paid. In the meantime, the office needs | | | | than we probably need. But then again, maybe we do. |
| to pay employees and suppliers. | | | | Take your standard desk. Well, maybe not so |
| When you hear the term "office supplies," you usually | | | | standard. There are many kinds of desks. Desks with |
| think of products such as pens, paper, paperclips, and | | | | drawers, desks without drawers, which are primarily |
| staples. Everyone always forgets that the office | | | | made simply to keep stuff on. What kind of stuff? All |
| & cleaning supplies used in offices are also | | | | kinds. Printers, computers, fax machines, telephones, |
| considered part of the Medical supply category. The | | | | and the list go on and on. |
| cleaning supplies used in the office can include dusters, | | | | Of course desks come in all sorts of shapes and |
| vacuum cleaners, rags, and cleaning solvents for | | | | sizes. There are rectangular desks, square desks; oval |
| desks and computer monitors. These products are a | | | | or circular desks which are used mostly for those |
| necessary part of a business. Even with their high level | | | | company meetings. There are big desks that can span |
| of importance, these products are usually under | | | | half a room and small desks that can fit in the corner. |
| appreciated, as well as often forgotten. | | | | Then of course your have your L shaped desks so |
| The reason these products are generally forgotten is | | | | that you and a co worker can work together without |
| because cleaning is usually seen as a lower form of | | | | getting in each other's way. The variety of medical |
| work. People who work in an office are generally all | | | | office supplies available is endless. A proper fit for |
| highly educated and have a certain status symbol. | | | | every customer is available. |