8 July - 2022By Jack Koczela, Director - Supply Chain Services, Froedtert HealthElectronic Procurement for Implants:Let's Do This!IN MY OPINIONAsk any healthcare buyer for their top list of problematic purchase orders, and you will hear the term "bill only" among the top 5. For years, these important implant orders have been mired in a soup of manual processing, paper based processes, and inefficiencies. Unsurprisingly, the process results have been less than ideal. Price mis-alignments have delayed payments. Confusion over owned vs. consigned vs. "trunk stock" inventory has left providers unable to state their inventory levels with confidence. For years, we have simply thrown more people and manual processes at this problem, hoping that the high cost and margin on these implants will continue to pay for the outdated methods we are using.Jack Koczela
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