ERP Not Working? 3 Reasons why, and how to correct them.

ERP systems are important for any business to manage growth, and keep abreast of political, technological, environmental and industrial changes. For many hospitals, their ERP systems create problems which prevent adequate growth and management if not addressed. Three areas your ERP implementation could be costing you money are: employee dissatisfaction,  no process review, and the wrong system. Employee Dissatisfaction Employees are …

Optimization is Key – How Healthy is Your Hospital Supply Chain?

In the rush to drive down healthcare costs, hospital supply chain optimization can help.  By doing so, hospitals are saving millions of dollars and blazing a new trail in healthcare management.  Through our PeopleSoft operational support, Belmero Inc. identifies ways to optimize hospital supply chains – just one way we typically achieve a 25% reduction in support costs and increase overall productivity for our clients. This May 4th through …

Creating an Effective Hospital Supply Chain

In the provision of quality service, a hospital needs a supply chain that merges logistic and purchasing operations of clinical elements. Attaining this objective is not always easy. A well-integrated hospital supply chain incorporates all relevant parties in and around the hospital into its process, including clinicians, finance, clinical outcomes, executive leaders, physicians and others, in other to achieve optimal success. When creating …

Economic Upswing and Hospital Supplier Management

Just as the economic slide changed the face and fiscal aspects of the supply chain, the recent economic upswing is going to shift it again. This may be the time to use your ERP metrics to not only review, but possibly re-negotiate supply contracts. This is the time to take C-level decisions with direct input from the core supply management levels. Research …

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 …

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, …

Hospital HR: Bringing the Right People Onboard

In many ways, hospital HR is like HR in any other industry. The human resources are the people who make up the workforce of the organization and the human resource department is the group responsible for managing these resources. However, unlike employees at a widget factory or hair salon, a hospital’s staff must deal with life and death decisions every day, …

Customized Solutions to your PeopleSoft ERP Challenges

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software simplifies and modernizes business systems. Knowledgeable hospitals and healthcare organizations use Oracle’s Peoplesoft ERP for this purpose, and to manage costs and improve productivity. It provides many features that make it a valuable platform with the benefits of smarter decision making and problem solving in areas of patient and workforce management, as well as supplier relations and …