Construction and application of the supply chain management system for ophthalmic high-value medical consumables / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

The authors, based on barcode analysis and tracking technology, designed a complete supply chain management system for ophthalmic consumables, systematically solving the traceability challenge of high-value medical consumables ( mainly implanted medical instruments) . This innovation can sizably reduce the inbound/outbound error rate at level-1 and level 2 warehouses of the hospital, downsizing inventory cost expenditure and upsizing work efficiency. The management of "one item for one code"constitutes a traceable closed loop for such consumables, improving the informationized, standardized and refined management, and reducing the incidence of adverse events for medical devices. Thus the quality management system of eye hospitals can be elevated.