Amalga HIS Materials Management

Fully integrated inventory management and purchasing

A clinical operation that runs smoothly and efficiently depends heavily on having the right supplies when and where caregivers need them. Without a system to optimize supply management, hospitals are in danger of tying up cash flow with inflated inventory, ordering off-contract and foregoing best pricing, and taking caregivers away from patient care to refill or chase down critical supplies.

Microsoft Amalga Hospital Information System (HIS) 2009 Materials Management is a fully integrated system, made up of Inventory and Purchasing modules, that interfaces with Amalga HIS financial and clinical systems for real-time usage and tracking.

Inventory automatically records and manages all changes in stock levels throughout the hospital in real time.
Purchasing ensures that replenishment can occur automatically as set up per item, automatically generating a purchase request when an item reaches a defined minimum level.

Amalga HIS Materials Management provides materials managers, procurement professionals, and caregivers with the tools to fully integrate inventory management and purchasing across the hospital.

Amalga HIS Materials Management provides:

Enhanced productivity. The automated restocking and distribution functions of Amalga HIS Materials Management keeps nurses focused on patient care, eliminating the need to place orders for routine supplies.
Reduced costs and increased profit potential. The order screen prompts inform users about preferred vendors, supporting contract compliance, and best pricing. In-depth reporting helps administrators identify and eliminate unnecessary and expensive inventory.
Flexibility. A multitiered process supports required order approvals, purchase request filtering, and configurable user approval rights. Vendors’ units of measurement are automatically converted to those used by the hospital (such as quantity per package), enabling easy tracking.

How It Works

Inventory

The Inventory module interfaces with Amalga HIS clinical systems to help keep staff focused on patient care, not supply management.

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Purchasing

The Purchasing module interfaces with Amalga HIS financial systems to help optimize costs and supply management across the hospital.

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