From the December 2016 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
This paperless process also minimizes the amount of missing signatures, as patients are only required to sign one time and have their signature applied throughout the remainder of the document. Also, technicians are able to focus their attention on the needs of the patients and assisting them in setting up the equipment, as opposed to flipping through and worrying about completing an overwhelming amount of paperwork.
Inventory management
Tracking inventory is a crucial piece of any business, but for post-acute care organizations making daily deliveries, it can also be critical to patient care. Outdated paper-based systems can be unreliable and make monitoring what’s in stock difficult. However, mobile logistics software provides an accurate account of what’s on hand, allowing managers to properly oversee their inventory. Also, as drivers take off for delivery every morning, managers are able to monitor what products were taken out on each truck and determine which drivers are able to deliver ad hoc orders based on the vehicles’ inventory. The ability to quickly review and oversee inventory can save businesses money, time and stress. It can also improve patient care, as managers can quickly view the available equipment and fill last-minute orders without having to make the customer wait too long.
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Maintaining compliance
Throughout the health care industry, one of the most important factors for companies to remain in business is maintaining compliance. Hundreds of regulatory processes are set in place to ensure health care professionals are providing proper patient care and practicing ethical recordkeeping. Organizations can easily decrease or lose their status of compliance due to vast amounts of missing or improperly executed paperwork from deliveries.
A mobile logistics platform provides drivers with a system of checks and balances to ensure they are taking all necessary steps to meet compliance standards. With all paperwork being stored electronically and automatically filed upon completion of each delivery, drivers are almost guaranteed not to overlook any compliance procedures. Additionally, since all records are filed electronically, in the event of an audit, providers do not have to dig through years of paperwork to locate any necessary documents.
Mobility is becoming the future of transport logistics and organizations currently using mobile platforms are experiencing benefits that their competitors aren’t, such as increased productivity levels, reduced overhead expenses and improved patient care. Providers that wait too long to adopt this technology potentially risk facing loss of business and other consequences as their competitors leave them in the dust.
