Assuring Patient Safety through Capture and Management of Product Attributes
Supply chain attributes inform critical supply availability and alignment with internal and external needs, integral to meeting pressures to deliver safe care. Unlike other global industry supply chains, the health care supply chain focuses on the vital role it plays in patient safety. Part of that responsibility is ensuring that it understands and follows manufacturer instructions for proper storage and expiration of medical devices by implementing workflow processes to successfully deliver the right product to the right place at the right time.
You may also be interested in the resource below related to this white paper:
Policies and Procedures Manual for the Health Care Supply Chain: 2nd Edition
Related Resources
White Papers
This paper provides a case-study on what Banner has done to implement and continuously improve this initiative.
White Papers
Increasingly, the hospital and health care delivery system executives are viewing the supply chain as a strategic asset that can be leveraged
White Papers
The purpose of this paper is to share lessons learned and successes in contract management.
White Papers
The surgical instrument management software (SIM) implementation began in October of 2003 and a Lean initiative to redesign processes began in Oc
Case Studies
Overview
Ranked among the top 10 Catholic health systems in the United States by size, the CHRISTUS Health system
Case Studies
Overview
With its commitment to delivering better outcomes more efficiently, Cook Medical formed a Supply Chain Im