A large cancer hospital provide innovative cancer treatment options across a UK network of centres. Consultants, specialists and staff provide an all-encompassing and personalised cancer care service. Treatments include proton beam therapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, along with a range of supportive care services. The hospital also offers a rapid MR imaging diagnostic service at each centre, which patients can access to identify a range of medical conditions, not just cancer.
REQUIREMENT
The cancer hospital needed a
stocktaking solution to meet financial reporting deadlines, as the current process was too labour intensive.
The cancer hospital required RGIS to provide the following:
- Experience within a
healthcare environment
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An alternative to pen and paper counts completed by in-house staff previously
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Quick, electronic data return for financial reports
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Experienced and trained auditors to complete inventories
SOLUTION
The cancer hospital partnered with RGIS to complete the
stocktaking project, and provided the following:
- All wards were contacted to
discuss preparation prior to the stocktake
- All wards had a
specific time frame of schedules to
work around patient needs
- The experienced RGIS team created an enhanced base program for the customer that utilised
new inventory technologies
- The process replaced the pen and paper counts and provided a
quick data return
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Knowledgeable and trained RGIS auditors worked the inventory, adding
efficiency and accuracy
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Accurate data was then returned electronically following the inventory
RESULTS
The cancer hospital found by outsourcing the
stocktaking project to RGIS, the following results were achieved:
- The hospital was able to
meet the financial reporting deadlines with ease
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Consolidated data was available for immediate use, after the event on a USB drive
- The customer reported
substantial cost savings
- The new inventory program needed
less staff and fewer man-hours