To help combat prescription drug abuse, the company and its education partners created Generation Rx, a national drug education and awareness program. The company provides clinically proven medical products, pharmaceuticals and cost-effective solutions that enhance supply chain efficiency from hospital to home. is a global, integrated healthcare services and products company, providing customized solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories and physician offices worldwide. Samples drawn from SERMO's online panel of health care providers included 306 total respondents from various health care organizations working in the following roles: "frontline" clinicians, including surgeons, nurses and physicians (n=81) hospital administrators, including hospital management, vice presidents, senior directors, "C-suite" personnel, and equivalent titles (n=75) supply chain decision makers, including vice presidents, supply chain managers, nurse managers, operating room (OR) nurses and purchasing agents (n=75) and procedural department management personnel, including chief medical directors, catheter lab managers and OR/theater managers (n=75).Ĭardinal Health, Inc. The survey was fielded January 16-28, 2019, using an online methodology. For more information about this survey or Cardinal Health's portfolio of products and services, please visit /supplychain.Ībout the Cardinal Health Hospital Supply Chain Survey The Cardinal Health Hospital Supply Chain Survey, fielded by SERMO, provides a comprehensive look at health care organization supply chain perceptions from frontline clinicians and hospital supply chain decision makers. "Cardinal Health offers a portfolio of products and services that help to reduce waste, increase efficiency and workflow, and, most importantly, unburdens clinicians of supply chain tasks and gets them back to spending time with their patients." "There are solutions for improving supply chain operations, including automation, workflow simplification and storeroom optimization," said Walker. This is especially true among those closest to the supply chain process, with 71 percent of supply chain personnel describing this as "very" important.Īnother important factor according to the majority of respondents (85 percent) is that they prefer to work with a distributor that makes recommendations for their organization that puts patient care front and center. Respondents are looking to their distributor to play a bigger role in ensuring the organization's seamless operational performance, with 88 percent saying this capability is "very" or "somewhat" important. Medical and surgical distributors can make a difference in organizational success.Īn overwhelming 94 percent of those surveyed recognize supply chain management's strong correlation to financial success, but expectations of medical and surgical distributors are increasing.
Utilization – 70 percent of respondents noted wasting and overutilization of supplies as a significant or somewhat significant problem within the organization, with a higher percentage among department managers (81 percent).
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Manual tasks – 49 percent of frontline providers report manually counting and tracking supplies with nearly half (46 percent) of frontline providers saying this has a "very" or "somewhat" negative impact on their workplace productivity.
"The burden on clinicians of non value-added supply chain tasks creates a host of other issues in health care organizations.
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