hospital supply
chain executive
managing food costs
Executive role
SNAPSHOT
RESPONSIBILITIES
Oversee financial
performance of operations
Advance mission of health
organization
PAIN POINTS SOLVED
Reduce operational costs
Manage entire hospital
supply chain
COMPUTRITION HELPS YOU
Incorporate data in the
decision-making process
Standardize foodservice
workflows
RESPONSIBILITIES
Oversee financial
performance of operations
Advance mission of health
organization
PAIN POINTS SOLVED
Reduce operational costs
Manage entire hospital
supply chain
COMPUTRITION
HELPS YOU
Incorporate data in the
decision-making process
Standardize foodservice
workflows
Hospital supply chain executives oversee the myriad of moving parts in a facility or health system. From recruitment and modernization to management and revenue generation, these high-level staff are responsible for establishing a strong foundation to propel their organization and patient population forward.
Issues Lead to Innovation
As new realities like consolidation reshape the industry, hospitals must stay competitive within a shifting landscape. To do so, healthcare executives must innovate existing processes to ensure their organizations remain profitable. The C-suite can look no further than the hospital supply chain. It encompasses the resources and supplies needed to provide hospital-wide services and is often fragmented and inefficient due to the multitude of vendors required to cover all departments’ needs.
Illuminating a Black Hole
Within the hospital supply chain, food service is typically considered a black hole due to a longstanding history of manual processes that make aggregating data nearly impossible. Yet, lacking transparency of an organization’s food service operation can cause executives not only to miss a significant cost savings opportunity but also to overlook critical areas of improvement. Both of which increase efficiency, reduce unnecessary spend, and generate revenue – high priorities for all health organizations.
Things like expensive cost per recipes, non-standardized meal production procedures, lost trays, and poor forecasting can drain precious resources within an already limited budget. If a process for managing food costs is not established, the eventual impact will not only result in increased pressure on staff but also lead to an inability to provide value-based care.
“We have gone from where there were very little metrics on food nutritional services, to now every COO gets a report every single month. We have MOR (Monthly Operating Reviews) with every COO and Dietary Director [and] a roll-up report that goes up to our divisional CFO every month. I mean it's truly been an organizational transformation on dietary that just didn't exist before.”
HCA TriStar Division
Measurement = Improvement
Computrition’s complete food service solution allows executives to establish proper data management. Thereby capturing metrics in all areas of the hospital supply chain and transforming an untracked and inefficient operation into a business asset capable of expanding revenue.
From production to clinical nutrition to retail, C-level individuals have a global view of their food service department to ensure accurate analysis. In doing so, they can develop strategies for improving processes and reducing food costs without affecting the quality of service given to patients.
DATA-dRIVEN DECISIONS
By using a solution that prioritizes hospital foodservice data management,
organizations can:
By using a solution that prioritizes hospital foodservice data management, organizations can:
integrate warehousing technology
Better operational analysis
and decision-making
Implement routine
data maintenance
Clean data = useful data
Standardize and centralize
Improve multi-site management of items, recipes, and menus – creating data consistency and integrity
Accurately forecast orders
Utilize production reports to eliminate food waste and subsequent costs
incorporate retail sales data
Allows for complete forecasting and inventory management
Determine cost
changes
Detailed reporting pinpoints
cost-saving opportunities
Interface with interoperable technology
Secure data transfer between the EHR and Computrition
View dashboard analytics for tray distribution
Determine staff efficiency, delivery times, and lost trays
Incorporate
mobile, add-on
modules
Advance operations with cutting-edge technology
Incorporate mobile,
add-on modules
Advance operations with cutting-edge technology
see it in action!
Computrition's comprehensive software solutions gives hospital supply chain executives the ability to capture critical data that can impact their health organizations in the following areas: