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› Forums › General › News (General) › Cardinal Health Hospital Supply Chain Survey on IoT benefits
This study was fielded Nov. 2 – Nov. 15, 2017, using an online survey methodology. The samples were drawn from SERMO’s Online Respondent Panel of Health Care Providers, which includes over 600,000 medical professionals in the United States. The study included 305 respondents total from health care organizations varying in size, specialty and practice area. Respondents included frontline clinicians (n=128), operating room supply chain decision-makers (n=100), and hospital/supply chain administrators (n=77). All survey data is on file at Cardinal Health.
Read at source: Cardinal Health Hospital Supply Chain Survey
1. Develop a holistic view of your supply chain, all the way from sourcing to storage.
Tip #1: Leverage IoT technologies to enable cloud-based, system-wide inventory management with data analytics to connect products and processes with their true cost.
2. Invest in technology to improve the “user experience” for clinical staff.
Tip #2: Use the IoT’s connectivity and data-sharing capabilities to free the frontline staff from inventory-related burdens.
3. Adopt automated technologies to improve accuracy, speed, and spend.
Tip #3: The healthcare supply chain is a strategic asset that can yield large financial savings, and the IoT is key to propelling change.