Case Study: Perpetual Inventory System Saved Hospital $4.5M

Creating a perpetual inventory system at a community hospital yielded net financial improvement of $4.5 million and $2.4 million in ongoing inventory reduction savings, according to a case study by Surgical Directions.

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Initially, the hospital was not meeting financial targets and had suboptimal operating room access for surgeons. Surgical Directions developed a perioperative dashboard with customized reports and a perpetual inventory system, among other interventions, to help the hospital track quality, increase OR access and save costs on inventory.

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