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People, Places, Processes & Products that Influence the Supply Chain

 

INSIDE THE CURRENT ISSUE

April 2009

2009 Supply Chain IT Guide

COMPANY INFORMATION  From P to Z
Name PAR Excellence RadarFind Corp. Skytron Strategic Value Analysis in Healthcare Systems House Inc., The TCLogic Vuemed Inc
Web www.parexcellence
systems.com		 www.radarfind.com www.skytron.us www.strategicva.com www.tshinc.com www.tclogic.com www.vuemed.com
Year of first sale :  1993 2007 2008 2000 1979 1997 2007
How did you create your product(s)?
Created originally for manufacturing and/or distribution industries and modified for hospitals         4 4  
Created specifically to meet the needs of hospitals 4 4 4 4     4
Is your software supply-chain specific or part of an ERP package?
Supply-chain specific (e.g., dedicated MMIS) 4 4   4 4 4 4
Part of an ERP package              
Is your system architecture:
Client server-based 4   4   4   4
Web-based   4 4 4 4 4 4
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Functions 
Purchase orders         4 4  
Receiving         4    
Inventory tracking 4 4     4   4
JIT/Stockless 4   4   4    
GPO contract price tracking         4    
Corporate contract price tracking         4    
Consignment inventory 4   4   4   4
Non-stock supply tracking 4       4   4
Invoice matching         4    
Case cart system 4   4   4    
Inventory cost accounting 4       4    
Mobile wireless device enabled 4   4   4    
Budget tracking 4   4   4    
Point of care consumption/dispensing integration 4   4   4   4
Patient safety and alerts   4 4        
Electronic catalog management     4   4   4
Medical device tracking 4 4 4       4
Multi-corporate, single item master 4   4   4   4
Vendor returns         4    
Credit memos         4    
Capital requisitioning/purchasing 4       4    
MSDS     4   4    
Automated Internet RFPs (buy and sell events)              
Vendor self service              
Services procurement              
Vendor performance management         4 4  
XML transactions for e-procurement/B2B exchanges     4   4    
Contract management clauses/controls/terms creation, editing, auditing         4    
Central contract data repository/clause, template library         4    
Asset management (equipment)   4 4        
Accounts payable         4    
Serial and lot tracking 4   4   4   4
Online requisitioning 4            
Automatic reordering 4       4    
GPO contract rebates         4    
Supplier bid analysis         4    
Automatic purchasing/receiving 4       4    
Partial invoice matching         4    
PAR cart system 4   4        
Patient charges 4   4        
EDI enabled 4   4   4    
Closed loop charging              
Clinical forecasts              
Department utilization analysis   4 4     4 4
Contract utilization analysis         4    
Web-enabled requisitioning 4       4   4
Multi-corporate purchase orders         4    
Check requests         4    
Encumbrance reporting              
Medical, surgical and drug distribution     4   4    
Supplier portal 4            
Supplier invoice entry              
Inventory planning   4 4   4 4  
Evaluated receipts settlement         4    
Vendor credentialing              
Vendor-managed inventory (onsite)     4        
Features 
Financial system interface 4   4   4    
Bar code capability (one-dimensional) 4   4   4   4
Bar code capability (two-dimensional) 4   4   4   4
Bar code capability (three-dimensional)     4   4    
RFID capability 4 4 4   4    
Enables online real-time data (for RTLS) 4 4 4   4    
Analyzes non-stock usage 4   4   4    
Web-based receiving/remote-site receiving         4   4
Handheld PAR area management 4   4        
Online vendor product sourcing (Price and availability checking)             4
Asset management inventory tracking – handheld 4 4 4        
Multiple inventory units of measure and locations  4   4   4 4  
Point-of-use system interface 4   4        
Supports UPN standard 4   4       4
Supports GS1 standard (GLN, GDSN) 4   4   4   4
Will support UDI standard when available     4        
Report writer   4 4   4 4  
Operating room system interface 4   4        
Supports mobile wireless terminals 4 4 4   4    
Supports EDI with multiple vendors 4       4    
RTLS capability (e.g. infrared, ultrasound, magnetic signals, etc.)   4 4        
Electronic requisitioning 4       4    
Internet access for e-commerce 4   4   4    
Package tracking     4   4    
Handheld receiving     4   4    
Rebate management         4    
Data mining tools 4 4 4   4 4 4
EHR/EMR interface/integration     4        
Effective dated pricing         4    
Supports UNSPSC standard         4    
Supports HIN standard     4   4    
If your product offers a Report Writer feature, does it enable the end user to:
Create online reports “on the fly with drill down capabilities   4 4       4
Create customized dashboards   4 4       4
Both   4 4   4 4  
Neither              
Contract Management Features (Please check ALL that apply.)
Self-service contract request/creation         4    
Master and sub-agreement support              
Outsourcing, service contract support         4    
Licensing contract support         4    
Audit trail, redlining, version tracking         4    
Electronic signatures              
e-RFx capabilities              
Contract details, terms search         4    
Contract loading, tagging         4    
Lifecycle management   4          
Vendor performance measurement              
Support Sarbanes-Oxley reporting requirements   4          
Support third-party reporting/analytics         4    
Scheduled and ad-hoc report delivery         4    
Acquisition and assignment support              
Contract and document templates         4    
IP contract support              
Leasing contract support              
Clause-level approval workflow support              
Document-, role-based security              
“Native” integration to Microsoft Word, Office              
Quote management              
Contract mapping              
Conversion measures              
Real-time integration with transaction systems              
Intellectual property management              
Support HIPAA reporting requirements   4          
Automated alert notifications   4 4   4    
Contract renewal wizard and support              
Internal routing and approvals              
ANSI EDI transaction sets 
810 (invoice)         4    
812 (credit/debit)              
820 (payment order/remittance advice)         4    
832 (price/sales catalog)         4    
836 (contract award)              
840 (request for quotation)              
843 (RFQ response)              
845 (contract data)              
850 (purchase order) 4       4    
855 (PO acknowledgement) 4       4    
856 (ship notice) 4       4    
861 (receiving advice) 4            
Please estimate the number of customers who use your technology to support the following standards:
UPN      30 n/a 1 n/a  
GS1      30 n/a 0 n/a  
UDI      30 n/a 0 n/a  
UNSPSC      30 n/a 10 n/a  
HIN      30 n/a 10 n/a  
Of those customers using GS1, please estimate how many are using the following areas:
GLN      n/a   1 n/a  
GTIN      n/a   1 n/a  
GDSN      n/a   1 n/a  
 Please estimate the number of customers who perform 810s and 820s using your technology: 
      0   10 0  
Please estimate on average what the percentage of customer 810s and 820s performed is of the total number of invoices received and payments remitted by those customers:
810     0   70% 0  
820     0   10% 0  
Please indicate if your system provides any special capabilities or features to support the following:
CLINICAL BUSINESS
Revenue cycle improvement     4        
Decision support software     4        
Electronic health/medical record     4        
Patient safety/quality assurance     4       4
Workflow automation     4        
Clinical data repository     4        
Enterprise-wide patient index, registration, tracking     4        
Transmission of diagnostic images              
Point of care data collection 4   4       4
Clinical trials management              
SURGICAL SERVICES 
Surgical suite scheduling     4        
Physician product preferences     4 4     4
Generating pick lists for case carts 4   4        
Perioperative Nursing Data Sets (PNDS)              
Patient tracking   4 4        
Performance management indicators     4        
Physician scheduling     4        
Nurse scheduling     4        
CPOE-enabled              
JCAHO standards of practice   4 4        
Evidence-based clinical decisions     4        
Charting by exception              
PATIENT CARE
Pre-admission tracking   4 4        
PPS case-mix program              
Referrals              
Care planning              
Case mix              
Drug interactions              
Medical records              
Medication sheets              
Clinical protocols              
Automated care follow-up communications              
CPOE-enabled              
MDS              
Nurses notes/Progress notes              
Outcomes reporting              
Physicians orders              
Quality assurance   4 4        
Quality indicators   4 4        
Patient assessment              
HIPAA compliant   4          
Call center management              
Field service of home care equipment/staff     4        
END-USER SERVICES & SUPPORT
Classroom training 4 4 4 4 4   4
Hosted training 4 4 4 4 4   4
Application consulting 4 4 4 4 4    
Ongoing Web/Conference call advisory training 4 4 4 4 4   4
Newsletter       4      
Certified technicians & trainers (direct) 4   4   4    
Certified technicians & trainers (third-party)              
Non-certified technicians & trainers (direct) 4            
Non-cert. technicians & trainers (third-party)              
Online user’s manual 4 4 4 4 4    
Onsite visits 4 4 4 4 4   4
Data center hosting services   4 4 4 4   4
Performance tuning   4 4   4   4
Online help 4 4 4 4 4   4
Onsite training 4 4 4 4 4   4
Self-service training 4 4 4 4      
Operational consulting 4 4 4 4 4   4
Packaged end-user training for widespread rollout 4 4 4        
Scheduled software updates (Annually or better) 4 4 4 4 4    
Software updates (As needed) 4 4 4   4   4
Quality audit   4     4    
Online support 4 4 4 4 4   4
Toll-free phone support 4 4 4   4   4
User group meetings     4   4    
Video training 4 4 4        
Data center upgrade or implementation services   4 4        
Automated training 4 4          
SOFTWARE UPDATES/SYSTEM UPGRADES 
Downloaded electronically (via disk, CD, online for bug fixes and/or version updates) 4 4 4   4 4  
Requires installation by company rep (for bug fixes and/or version updates)         4 4 4
Remote diagnostics 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Telephone support 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SOFTWARE SUPPORT FEE
Free       4   4 4
Minimal charge 4       4    
Annual comprehensive support services   4 4   4    
Long-term comprehensive support services   4 4   4    
CLEANSING SOFTWARE FOR DATA INTEGRITY/INTEROPERABILITY
Built in/included   4 4 4   4  
Add-on component              
Subcontracted to third-party vendor              
Not available              
WARRANTY TERMS
Hardware  6 months One year Based on SLA        
Software  6 months One year Based on SLA   90 days