Automating Supply Chain Management Hospital Wide
Case Study - Becoming the centre of excellence for supply chain management in healthcare
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Site
University Hospital Southampton
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Equipment
SupplyXpert
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Department
Hospital wide
Context
Supporting University Hospital Southampton with their ambition to become a centre of excellence for supply chain management in healthcare. The Trust is also a major centre for teaching and research in association with the University of Southampton.
Challenges
- Improve patient safety and free up staff time so they can focus on patient care
- Have full traceability and control of all inventory being used across the Trust
- Be able to carry out patient level costing for greater visibility of what is being spent, where
- Carry out work and updates using specialist inventory management software and provide reports and other actionable data to managers
Benefits
Inventory optimisation
Ensuring the right amount of the right stock is on hand in the right areas.
Patient level costing
Giving the Trust greater visibility on how money can be better spent across the hospital.
Elimination of unnecessary and costly stock wastage
With huge savings realised in the first 6 months alone.
Putting patients first is one of the Trust’s key values -these systems help us to do just that. This system is absolutely the way forward and it’s going to be an increasingly useful tool as we work with Omnicell to roll it out.
Enhanced Inventory Management
Inventory optimisation, stock control and frees up staff time.
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Saving Staff Time
Better Use of Staff Time
Instead of wasting time looking for stock, clinicians and nurses can now focus on patient care.
Elimination of Unnecessary and Costly Stock Wastage
With huge savings realised in the first 6 months alone, the system allows them to eradicate waste expiry across the Trust.
Tracking of Individual Items for Patient Safety
Prevent leakage and borrowing of stock across wards.
Omnicell's Integrated Solutions
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SupplyXpert
Inventory Management System
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Insights
Data Intelligence Platform With Predictive And Prescriptive Capabilities
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MedXpert
Medication Visibility Anywhere, Anytime