HI-IQ Tips & Techniques 01/21/05    

In this issue:
  • Top 10 Reasons you need automated inventory management
  • Strategic Inventory Management Webinar led by Bill Burke of MGH
  • Attend the Webinar and Save 10%

10 Reasons to use HI-IQ 10 Reasons to use HI-IQ

10.   You have no idea how much money is invested in your current inventory.
 
9.   Costs per procedure increase for seemingly no reason, with no supporting data or justification.
 
8.   Your department places several last minute orders because you’ve run short on supplies.
 
7.   The department lacks the resources to analyze vendor market share, product selection, use of consignment items and contract compliance.
 
6.   There is little or no communication between management, technical staff and physicians about utilization of supplies.
 
5.   Highly trained clinical staff is managing inventory.
 
4.   Your supplies have no formal par level system to help with ordering or overstock.
 
3.   No reports exist in your hospital that link service activity to supply utilization.
 
2.   There is no formal way to track new products and their utilization to avoid expired inventory.
 
1.   Vendors have more information about your purchases than you do.
 

 
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Strategic Inventory Management Webinar led by Bill Burke of MGH

When:  
 
January 26, 2005 12:00 pm
 
Where:  
 
Your PC, all you need to attend are an Internet connection and telephone
 
Who should attend:  
 
Anyone interested in more efficiently managing their inventory, including current HI-IQ users, prospective users and those currently using other automated inventory management systems.
 

Inventory management in Interventional Radiology has always been a major issue that has influenced Radiologists’ ability to provide the highest quality care to their patients. The bottom line is that physicians need the right tool for the job. Complicating matters is the ever changing horizon of specialized equipment. Supplies that are typically high cost and low volume present financial challenges to departments that need a full array of sizes and types of supplies. In contrast, it is sometimes impossible to keep high volume and low cost supplies on the shelf. The result… too much of what you don’t need and not enough of what you do need. Sound familiar?

HI-IQ’s inventory management module is an easy to use, self-sufficient software program that once set up, runs itself. It allows physicians, supervisors or managers to track what physicians are using versus what the department is buying. Too many departments focus on the latter without the ability to compare the former. Those running HI-IQ for inventory often note that it’s like having an entire FTE (full time employee) quietly monitoring inventory and recommending what should be ordered based only on what has been used.

ConexSys invites you to attend this free, one-hour, web-based seminar to learn more about strategic inventory management. The webinar will be led by Bill Burke, M.H.P., R.T.(R)(CV), Operations Manager of Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention at Massachusetts General Hospital and long-time HI-IQ user. Listen, watch and ask questions as Bill discusses the challenges facing interventional inventory managers and shows how HI-IQ can help you overcome those challenges.

Topics will include:

  • The importance of automated tracking.
  • Establishing par levels and the reports that will help you succeed.
  • Sharing inventory utilization data with physicians to create efficiency and savings.

1.  To attend the Webinar click on the following link at the time of the meeting: http://www.placeware.com/cc/pro10nu_202/join?id=8GM27P&role=attend&pw=MG27WD. Enter your name and click Submit to join the meeting. You will need to download meeting viewer software if this is your first time using Live Meeting so please try to login a few minutes before Noon to allow sufficient time for the download.

Alternate Attend Instructions:
Go to: http://www.placeware.com/cc/pro10nu_202/join
Your Name: (enter your name)
Meeting ID: 8GM27P
Meeting Password: MG27WD

2.  Join the Conference Call by dialing 401-775-1310. The conference call Meeting ID is 440470 the Password is 46433 .

The Webinar is limited to the first 14 participants. If you are unable to attend this session, or, if you are unable to login because the session is full, please contact Lisa at 401-765-7152, option 1 to schedule a demo at a time that's convenient for you.
 

Attend the Webinar and Save Attend the Webinar and Save 10%


Webinar attendees will receive a 10% discount on their purchase of HI-IQ 2004 Inventory Management for purchase orders received by February 28, 2005. Can't make it to the Webinar? Call Lisa at 401-765-7152, option 1 or e-mail sales@hi-iq.com to schedule a demo at a time convenient for you.


 

ConexSys For more information about HI-IQ or to schedule a web demo please contact HI-IQ Sales at 401-765-7152 option 1 or e-mail sales@hi-iq.com. Society of Interventional Radiology

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