Half of hospitals still managing supply chain data manually

Surgical services generate a large percentage of a hospital’s revenue, but also account for a reported 60% of hospital operating costs. With the transition to value-based care occurring, it is a priority for most healthcare systems to find ways to reduce unnecessary expenses related to surgery.

We’ve seen many examples of manual processes utilized to address that objective. As the article mentions, this effort also has the synergistic effect of improving the quality of care. Harnessing the power of OpFlow’s data analytics engine enables the hospital to realize rapid time to value in reducing surgical cost, while also improving the delivery of surgical care.

Full article: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/half-hospitals-still-managing-supply-chain-data-manually-if-all

Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20476965.2018.1496875