Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Cardinal health’s website.
Forty percent of all clinicians and other stakeholders say their hospital has cancelled a surgical case due to missing supplies, and more critically, 27 percent knew of a patient being harmed due to supply chain problems.1
That’s according to Cardinal Health’s recent hospital supply chain survey, which gives a comprehensive view into the operating room (OR) supply chain, and shows that for many health systems, new supply chain management systems and analytics are desperately needed.
The third annual survey, conducted for Cardinal Health by SERMO, examines OR supply chain perceptions from hospital and supply chain administrators, service line leaders, physicians, and nurses. The study included a total of 305 respondents from organizations of varying size, specialty and practice areas. Here are three key findings for health system leaders. Click here to continue >>
1. Cardinal Health Operating Room Supply Chain Survey Fielded Nov. 2-Nov. 15, 2017
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