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 …

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 …

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 …

Getting Bigger Returns in Hospital Financial Management

Hospital Financial Management professionals need to get a new perspective in order to see how PeopleSoft can continue to give them bigger returns on investment. A hospital can sometimes appear to operate like a retail consumer business by being expected to constantly identify cost saving opportunities while using the same resources they have over and over again to achieve better results. PeopleSoft ERP has excellent solutions …

Oracle News and Product Updates: Improving Business Processes and Profits

In the world of multinational computer technology corporations, Oracle is a well recognized force.  Oracle was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California, in the United States.  The company specializes in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products, such as PeopleSoft. They also build Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, and Supply Chain Management …

Hospital ERP is the Foundation of Quality Patient Care

It is well understood that the bottom line for a hospital is that it delivers excellence in patient care. What happens behind the scenes in human resources, supply lines, financial management and all the other myriad details is where a hospital must function like any other corporate structure.Resource management software, such as PeopleSoft ERP, is a vital tool in making integrated …