One health system cut its trash can liner options from 60 to 20 and saved $3 million a year. That’s a single product category.
Indirect spend on office supplies, furniture and cleaning products rarely gets the scrutiny clinical spend does, but across hundreds of departments the small purchases add up.
Featuring insights from Houston-based Texas Children’s and Staples Business, this whitepaper explores how health systems are uncovering hidden costs, simplifying purchasing and gaining greater control over indirect procurement.
Read the report to learn:
- How Texas Children’s saved millions by standardizing products and consolidating suppliers
- Why $3,000 to $5,000 in annual rogue spending per department can add up to millions across a health system
- How Texas Children’s built stakeholder buy-in by revealing the systemwide cost of fragmented purchasing
- Where Texas Children’s is applying consolidated purchasing data and analytics to improve inventory and spending decisions