How can medical quality and cost-effectiveness be reliably assessed in hospital procurement? A recent article by the Vivecti Group in Klinik Einkauf explores this question.
The focus is on a key challenge:
Although hospitals have access to a wealth of data on consumption, processes, and outcomes, this data is often viewed in isolation. As a result, there is a lack of reliable information on which to base decisions for comprehensive management.
This article highlights the potential of structurally linking this data:
Only when these elements are combined do the connections between material usage, processes, revenue, and treatment outcomes become apparent—and thus manageable.
A key approach is h-trak Controlling—the combination of consumption tracking (h-trak) and data-driven analysis (miralytik). This makes it possible, for the first time, to accurately assess material costs and processes at the procedural level.
The example of the Caritas St. Josef Hospital in Regensburg illustrates how this works in practice.
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