Forbes Facing sweeping changes in the wake of the Affordable Care Act, many hospitals and healthcare facilities had to adjust their approach to supply chain management to keep up with evolving services and reduced margins. A recent article from Forbes examines the approach taken by Saint Luke’s Health Systems in facilities across the nation, highlighting the involvement of key stakeholders …
Success Stories – InterUnit / Material Transfer
Company Description: Midwest Hospital, Multiple Sites, 2000+ bed, 2B+ annual revenue. The Problem: This hospital was facing significant operational and accounting issues with material transfers from one inventory site to another. There were two main operational issues: The process to transfer material was cumbersome, required many steps, was modified and the duration took a couple of hours to complete. The …
Success Story – Increased Sixty Percent Efficiency in Purchase Orders
Company Description: Upper Midwest hospital system with 7 Hospitals and many clinics, 400+ eProcurement Requesters Problem: The hospital systems was using high priority requisitions as a means for requesters to request product that was needed within 24 hours, often times for next day patient procedures. There were 3 main issues that the hospital system was encountering. An increased risk to …
Success Story – Huge Improvement in Accounts Payable Processes
Company Description: Midwest hospital system with 90+ clinics Problem: The hospital system was having numerous problems in accounts payable with the processing of Check Requests and Non Purchase Order invoices. They needed a solution that would address many of the problems and also eliminate tedious and error-prone manual data entry activities. The following problems were being encountered: Missing or lost …
