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See what’s next in hospital supply management.

WaveMark™ supply management and workflow solutions help you reduce the total cost of care by delivering actionable intelligence and supply chain visibility and control – so your providers can focus on delivering quality patient care.

Take action with new supply management insights.

Go beyond what you’ve already accomplished to continue reducing the total cost of care. Improve visibility of inventory across your hospital, network, and entire supply chain from the manufacturer to the point of use. With optimized workflows and accurate, real-time data, you can make more informed decisions to keep patients safe, reduce waste, and optimize your supply chain spend. WaveMarkTM makes it possible.
 
For any question about WaveMark™ please contact WaveMark.EMEA@cardinalhealth.com
Business challenges
Customer success story

 

Business challenges:


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Making informed decisions.

The materials manager challenge: The negative impact on patients of not having the right supplies when needed—or worse, expired or recalled products are used.

  • Identify new ways to reduce inventory
  • Track utilization by individual physician
  • Reveal purchased vs. consigned inventory
  • Evaluate bulk buy options

The truth is in the data

Reducing waste.

$5 billion lost annually in the healthcare supply chain in the US 1 . Products in perioperative and procedural areas are typically overstocked by 15-25% and clinicians are spending about 20% of their work week on managing these supplies.2 How can we drive more efficiencies?

  • Right-size inventory
  • Automate workflows
  • Improve product utilization and charge capture

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Supporting patient safety

The materials manager challenge: The negative impact on patients of not having the right supplies when needed—or worse, expired or recalled products are used.

Use intuitive, real-time dashboards to manage orders, improve product availablility and identify expiring & recalled products before they ever reach patients.

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Customer success story:

 

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CUSTOMER STORY

“With this solution, I'm able to drill down and compare each individual procedure types and each physician's utilization metrics. From there, we can renegotiate supplier contracts, set up primary and secondary vendor relationships and better control our supply costs.”

—BJC HealthCare

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WaveMark™ supply management and workflow solutions

As a global healthcare leader, Cardinal Health has deep expertise and resources to help you succeed. See the many ways we can help you lower the total cost of care—so your hospital staff can spend more time with those who matter most: the patients we all serve.

Email: WaveMark.EMEA@cardinalhealth.com



1Source: GHX. “Eliminating Supply Chain Waste: OEM and Hospital Collaboration.” 2013.
2Source: Cardinal Health Supply Chain Survey Data conducted Oct-Nov. 2016 by SERMO