A comprehensive approach to streamlining the OR
The OR generates approximately 68% of a hospital’s revenue and up to 40% of its costs. Yet many ORs still struggle with supply chain challenges, including:
- Low on-time starts
- Poor room turnover
- Lost charge capture
- Excess inventory
- Low standardization
New products, contract changes and changing physician preferences further complicate matters.
Only Owens & Minor provides the comprehensive approach acute care hospitals need to overcome all of these challenges. Our OR Supply Chain Services (OR SCS) dramatically reduce costs and improve operational efficiency with a combination of onsite inventory management programs, proven, web-based technology, industry-leading consultative services and expert staffing.
Customers reap the benefits of our 40+ years of experience in clinical supply management services.
Key Elements of OR SCS
Diagnostics: Our comprehensive assessment examines opportunities across key departments and the three main operational paths: the patient’s path, the supply and equipment path, and the technology path. We evaluate the entire OR supply chain to ensure the right mix of processes, personnel and inventory align with technology and clinical needs.
Clinical Supply Management: Blending onsite inventory management programs and state-of-the-art web-based technology solutions, we create visibility across the entire clinical supply chain—helping eliminate excess inventory and reduce overall spend. Our unparalleled customer service means clinical staff spend more time with patients and less on supply chain duties.
Procedure Management: This comprehensive, on-demand delivery service provides supplies grouped by procedure and customized by surgeon preference. It streamlines the OR supply chain and reduces supply spend by aligning purchases to consumption. It also creates a flow of timely and accurate information, including cost per procedure, by surgeon.
Analytics: Our spend analytics services help identify typical savings of 1% to 4% on medical/surgical expenditures. Using industry-leading technology, we help clients recoup past pricing discrepancies and tighten control of future expenses by analyzing GPO contracts, local contracts, direct purchases and more.
Resource Management & Consulting: For interim or long-term engagements, our professional consulting services focus on designing and implementing programs to reduce operating expenses in logistics, cost management and strategic planning. Our proven services identify and implement major cost reductions beyond supplies. We also have a team of specialized personnel trained to fill all supply chain roles up to executive level.
