Supply chain optimization at an academic medical center
Autor: | Jonathan A. Labuhn, Christopher McLaughlin, Philip J. Almeter, Benjamin D. Turner, Philip Fields |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
Central Supply
Hospital Medication Systems Hospital Computer science Stockout Process improvement Pharmacy Workflow 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cost Savings Humans Medication Errors Operations management 030212 general & internal medicine Inventories Hospital Pharmacology Academic Medical Centers business.industry 030503 health policy & services Health Policy Technician User satisfaction Inventory theory 0305 other medical science Supply chain optimization business |
Zdroj: | American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 74(15) |
ISSN: | 1535-2900 |
Popis: | Purpose A successful supply chain optimization project that leveraged technology, engineering principles, and a technician workflow redesign in the setting of a growing health system is described. Summary With continued rises in medication costs, medication inventory management is increasingly important. Proper management of central pharmacy inventory and floor-stock inventory in automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) can be challenging. In an effort to improve control of inventory costs in the central pharmacy of a large academic medical center, the pharmacy department implemented a supply chain optimization project in collaboration with the medical center’s inhouse team of experts on process improvement and industrial engineering. The project had 2 main components: (1) upgrading and reconfiguring carousel technology within an expanded central pharmacy footprint to generate accurate floor-stock inventory replenishment reports, which resulted in efficiencies within the medication-use system, and (2) implementing a technician workflow redesign and algorithm to right-size the ADC inventory, which decreased inventory stockouts (i.e., incidents of depletion of medication stock) and improved ADC user satisfaction. Conclusion Through a multifaceted approach to inventory management, the number of stockouts per month was decreased and ADC inventory was optimized, resulting in a one-time inventory cost savings of $220,500. |
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