Supply Chain Tip of the Week: Outline clinical outcomes from standardization initiatives

It’s vital to consider how a standardization initiative may affect clinical performance. Compare the financial benefits of the initiative to potential clinical outcomes and ask, is it worth the change? Will it improve the quality of care for our patients?

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For larger health systems, it’s important to consider how standards of practice may vary across facilities. What would the impact of the standardization initiative be to each facility? Would it make sense for every facility to participate in the initiative? Outlining potential clinical outcomes may be more difficult than looking at the financial benefits of an initiative, so it’s important to bring clinicians to the table to aid the discussion.

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