Periodic automatic replenishment (PAR) is at the forefront of hospital inventory management best practices in the effort to keep inventory costs down. It is no secret that healthcare supply chain costs continue to rise while hospital profits fall. Materials costs are poised to eclipse labor next ... Continue Reading
A new ERP implementation is a monumental task for any organization, but for healthcare providers going live over the last 12 months, this came in the face of a significant headwind: a global pandemic. While faced with record patient volumes, limited supplies, and endless days and nights of work, ... Continue Reading
As an industry, the healthcare system has to rethink how we manage inventory. It's now expected that hospitals should continue to push for new and innovative methods to manage their business, which includes automation, mobile solutions, and most importantly, a healthcare supply chain strategy. ... Continue Reading
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With the new year upon us, I wanted to take a moment to look back at 2020 and the lasting impact this unprecedented year will leave on healthcare and the healthcare supply chain. For the US healthcare system, the incredible strain of preparing for and treating patients with COVID-19 has been a ... Continue Reading
In our previous posts, we discussed the various counting options that RF-SMART can offer Oracle Cloud users and different types of Pick Slip Picking. Today, we are starting with one of the most important actions in the warehouse for keeping your inventory accurate – inventory receiving. Using ... Continue Reading
Every single day Healthcare Providers across the country receive and process thousands of inbound deliveries. While this is part of everyday life for supply chain professionals, the realities of tracking hundreds and thousands of packages from the point of receipt to final delivery can be a highly ... Continue Reading
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The COVID-19 pandemic has produced challenges for supply chains across almost every industry, but the implications of its impact on the healthcare sector are particularly significant. Bill Brewer, RF-SMART’s Oracle Cloud Healthcare Product Manager, uses his 15 years of healthcare supply chain ... Continue Reading
For healthcare providers, every minute that administrators, nurses and doctors spend doing manual work is a minute they could be providing patient care. Recent studies show 42% of healthcare workers believed their current mobile solutions did not meet all of their organization’s needs. Data ... Continue Reading
As a healthcare provider, are you struggling with how to deliver quality patient care, while also managing operational efficiency? You are not alone. Across the industry, there is a high cost associated to stocking items. When medical supplies can’t be located, are expired, or out of stock, you end ... Continue Reading
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Healthcare providers are handling millions of dollars of inventory on an annual basis, with hospital supply chain costs one of the largest expenses to manage. In fact, according to Healthcare Finance, by 2020 supply chain costs will eclipse labor as the number one healthcare cost. To keep costs ... Continue Reading
