Cardinal Health Announces Supply Chain Solution For Ambulatory Sites Of Care

Cardinal Health, a healthcare services company, has announced the availability of the Cardinal Health Materials Management Solution, a new multi-vendor supply chain solution for ambulatory sites of care.

Cardinal Health Materials Management Solution is a web-based application intended to help physician offices, surgery centers and other points of ambulatory care automate procurement processes and reduce or eliminate many manual points of supply chain management.

According to the company, the system features a flexible, modular design for supply chain management, automated transaction processing and integration into clinical information systems. Modules can be utilized individually or as part of a suite of solutions that can help ambulatory care centers or systems enhance supply chain control and reduce costs by supporting formulary management, contract compliance and product standardization.

The Cardinal Health Materials Management Solution helps improve efficiencies by enabling electronic ordering from multiple vendors through a single application and uploading updated group purchasing organization or vendor product and pricing information. The system also provides workflow approval tools and reconciles purchase orders, receipts and invoices.

"By combining processes, technology and best practices, the new Cardinal Health Materials Management Solution can help ambulatory sites of care, small hospitals, and even Integrated Delivery Networks gain better insight into day-to-day business operations and become more cost-effective," said Steve Inacker, president, Medical Channel Management at Cardinal Health. "We're pleased to be adding this multi-vendor supply chain solution to our portfolio of offerings that help providers create business efficiencies that will allow them more time to focus on patient care."