5 Ways PeopleSoft ERP can Increase a Hospital’s Quality

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) for hospitals gives your organization the tools to increase quality, to control processes, and to address issues commonly faced by hospitals. Are your quality processes in need of the aid an ERP systematic renewal? Here are 5 ways PeopleSoft can help! Information Processing Accessing and reviewing timely information gives your management teams the ability to recognize expenses, …

ERP Implementation at the Local Level: The Best Solutions Come from Within

Since 2009, the federal government has invested $26 billion in IT for healthcare according to Beckers Hospital Review. This money has gone to development of electronic health records (EHR), health information exchanges (HIE) and tele-medicine. While all of these advancements are meant to streamline hospital-provider-patient interface and reduce overhead, the implementation has not been 100% effective. The problem lies in …

The Future of Hospital Supply Chain Management in 2015

According to reports from The Health Industry Distributor Thought Leaders Initiative, healthcare providers are expecting cuts in reimbursements during 2015 that will reduce operating margins by up to 30%. This can significantly impact profitability and their ability to sustain and grow in the future. With this challenge, hospital supply chain management will have to factor in new ways in which they can continue to provide quality products for patient care and come up with …

Compliance Measures in Hospital HR

Though it may not seem like it, a hospital’s HR department is under quite a bit of stress. Of course they handle things you would expect from HR -customer relationships, complaints, and so forth. But hospitals have the additional stress of complying with the HIPAA act.  At first glance, it would seem that HIPAA regulations really only dictate IT departments in hospitals, …