{"title":"Reducing costs through electronic data interchange.","authors":"S Chapin-Strike","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The times have never been riper for an investment in EDI to pay off for healthcare providers. As suppliers attain their implementation goals for electronic purchase orders, they are expanding their EDI capabilities. One area which seems to be attracting considerable attention is the entire contracting cycle, where there are numerous opportunities for reducing administrative costs and improving accuracy. A detailed example using a buying group's contract cycle shows how EDI can be used at every step of the way, from request for quotation to funds transfer and monthly purchase summaries. EDI can be implemented at any level, from PC to mainframe. Implementation is not cheap and integration may not be easy, but the benefits can justify the cost. The first step to successful implementation is to identify and quantify, throughout the entire organization, reengineering opportunities in which EDI can be used. Two industry organizations, the Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) and the Healthcare EDI Corporation (HEDIC) have taken leadership roles in simplifying the implementation process.</p>","PeriodicalId":79670,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthcare materiel management","volume":"12 1","pages":"22-4, 28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21002389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Product matrix. Patient-centered care the IS/MM response.","authors":"T E Aligheri","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>No single MMIS vendor has the total solution to meet the needs of patient-centered care. Addressing it should be one of their top priorities, since this is not fleeting fancy, but rather a new era of healthcare delivery. Elements that will be necessary include: increased communication between care centers and materiel management; electronic ordering and purchasing of goods with prime vendors; the ability to relieve inventory and charge patients without intruding on the care of the patient; the ability to track extensive usage data per care center and nurse server. Usage data can be employed during price negotiations and provide materiel management with important \"gatekeeping\" information. The more usage data that materiel management has, the more bargaining power will exist with the prime vendor, distributor and care center. It is important to note, however, that information must be concise and easy to obtain. Graphical information has more impact and provides the best visual guide for the materiel manager. A 400-page document containing the month's usage will not \"cut it\" anymore--if it ever did. The transference and reduction of inventory from the warehouses to the care center probably presents the biggest obstacle for materiel management and nursing. The more work that can done upfront by the prime vendor (such as separating the purchased items into bin-type devices for delivery to specific care centers), the faster the goods can be administered to the patient. With care mapping, the items may even be broken down further, based on case mix information. The items could, and sometimes actually are, stored in the patient's room. It is a nurse's dream to have at his or her fingertips all the supplies needed at the time of request. One key for MMIS in realizing this dream is to track and monitor the on-line, real-time information. In fact, some companies' business is providing immediate inventory replacement information using bed-side terminals. I believe everyone--materiel management, nursing, and information systems--must collaborate and be open to new roles in order to ensure the success of patient-centered care.</p>","PeriodicalId":79670,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthcare materiel management","volume":"12 1","pages":"38-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21002391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethical issues in intelligence gathering.","authors":"J Summers","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Unless healthcare reform changes circumstances dramatically, you will feel some pressure to know and report the activities of your competitors. This is especially true for materiel managers because of the sheer number of contacts they have.</p>","PeriodicalId":79670,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthcare materiel management","volume":"12 1","pages":"52, 56, 58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21002392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Planning for advanced EDI operations in materiel management--a case study.","authors":"C Hanon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Florida Hospital, a 1,462-bed organization in five locations in the central Florida area, wanted to implement an EDI system that would take redundancies, paper and FTEs out of their system. They hired a consultant to educate them about EDI and help them put together an EDI business plan. They decided to implement three initial transaction sets for a price catalog, purchase orders, and PO acknowledgments. Requesting departments will be able to order routine items directly from vendors via EDI. Future transaction sets will include advance ship notice with price (857) that will generate a receipt off of which the hospital will pay, and electronic funds transfer. Translation and communication software for their mainframe system was chosen to accommodate both the most and least electronically sophisticated trading partners, and negotiations/education on doing business with the hospital via EDI are ongoing.</p>","PeriodicalId":79670,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthcare materiel management","volume":"12 1","pages":"30-2, 34, 37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21002390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Directory of national associations.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Associations have proven to be valuable clearinghouses of information, centers for educational enrichment and switchboards for making connections between practitioners of a given profession. The healthcare central service and materiel management professions are represented by four national associations: the American Society for Healthcare Central Service Personnel (ASHCSP), the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM), the American Society for Hospital Materials Management (ASHMM), and the Health Care Material Management Society (HCMMS). Within these associations you will find groups of people who have interests and goals similar to yours. Pursue your interests together--join an association!</p>","PeriodicalId":79670,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthcare materiel management","volume":"11 10","pages":"102-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21003616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Results of the 1993 survey of the healthcare materiel management and central service professions.","authors":"M Ferdinand","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our 1993 professional survey showed materiel managers gearing for change, as they expect to see their ranks decrease in number but gain influence. Central service managers seem to be warily watching CS contract services. Salaries increased more for materiel managers than CS managers, though both showed some losses in some regions. Bed size again had a direct bearing on compensation, and those who made more tended to have more benefits. Benefits were lost by 14 percent of materiel managers and 21 percent of CS managers. Few of either group changed jobs. Materiel managers again reported in the largest numbers to finance and CS to materiel management, though this reporting structure seems to be weakening. Education gains were up for both groups, and membership to one or more associations was high for both groups. Materiel managers seem more satisfied with their jobs than they did last year, but CS managers seem decidely less satisfied.</p>","PeriodicalId":79670,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthcare materiel management","volume":"11 10","pages":"34, 38, 40 passim"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21003615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Directory of Federal offices.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This year the Directory of Federal Offices has been updated to include additional publication/catalog resources, most available free of charge. Also, included are some additional offices dedicated to AIDS, infection control and medical device problems. The directory lists major departments and offices, followed by their specific areas of expertise. It should help get you going in the right direction.</p>","PeriodicalId":79670,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthcare materiel management","volume":"11 10","pages":"96-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21003619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Directory of resources.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This directory contains almost 300 entries of publications, publishers, electronic informational sources, professional association and consultants that all provide pertinent information for the healthcare material manager, central service personnel and others charged with managing healthcare equipment, supplies and services.</p>","PeriodicalId":79670,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthcare materiel management","volume":"11 10","pages":"82-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21003620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1993 corporate profiles.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Some of the companies in this year's Corporate Profiles section you know and use; some may seem familiar; but all of the companies are important to you as healthcare supply managers. This detailed overview of the history, sales and service, product lines, new technology and future plans of each corporation is brought to you as a service from JHMM, to be used as a review, an update and a resource throughout the year.</p>","PeriodicalId":79670,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthcare materiel management","volume":"11 10","pages":"110-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21003614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}