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.