Todd Ebert, president and CEO of Amerinet, offers four strategies to ensure an efficient supply chain, as reported on Healthcare Finance News.
1. Ensure senior management is committed. When the top executives are involved in a project, it communicates the importance of the project to the rest of the hospital staff. Additionally, senior leadership can help keep the project moving, even when obstacles arise.
2. Include all stakeholders in project development. Mr. Ebert suggests building a "representative project team" that includes representatives from all groups who are affected by the supply chain, such as nurses, physicians, clinical staff, CFOs and CEOs. A comprehensive team ensures all players' goals and needs are met throughout the process.
3. Gather sufficient data. Data provides the necessary facts and evidence to understand an organization's economic development. Materials managers can present relevant data to each stakeholder to demonstrate the current state of the supply chain and areas for improvement.
4. Measure and evaluate outcomes. Tracking outcomes shows whether or not interventions were successful and provides a baseline to improve or to implement a new project.
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