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Consolidated Service Centers (CSCs)
Consolidated Service Centers (CSCs) enable health systems to boost operational efficiency by centralizing inventory (and associated management processes) for all supply chain and ancillary support services.
Revisiting hospital operations
As health systems face dynamic reimbursement models, rising drug costs, and evolving security concerns, the consolidation and centralization of pharmacy operations becomes an increasingly beneficial operations strategy.
Traditionally, hospital pharmacies have experienced substantial pressure to cut costs while not sacrificing service, security, or compromising medication availability.
Forward-thinking organizations are tackling these challenges by centralizing supply chain and pharmacy operations offsite at Consolidated Service Centers (CSCs).
Why CSCs are being adopted:
Streamlined medication and supply management
While hospital supply chain organizations pioneered the consolidated service center concept, 48% of hospital systems are considering centralization of pharmacy services at a CSC.
This is due, in large part, to the fact that CSCs allow health care facilities to better manage their inventory while reducing overhead. Additionally, hospitals can leverage economies of scale and dramatically reduce costly waste.
Hyper-efficient medication procurement
Beyond the cost benefits of standardization from centralizing medication and supply distribution, automating the processes within a CSC can drive substantial labor savings through enhanced pick-productivity and labor reduction. This labor can then be redistributed to other high-value tasks, like billable patient care. The return on the investment for this type of automation can play an important role in justifying the creation of a CSC.
More flexibility for providers
Efficiencies gained through the implementation of a CSC allows providers to spend more time performing billable clinical services and attending to patient needs.
Enhance workflows across the medication supply chain
Simplify disparate processes, minimize costly waste and refocus your team on high-impact work. Though CSCs consultations are offered by many vendors, no two CSCs are exactly alike. Our configurable solutions enable you to design the distribution model that’s right for your health system, or we can help optimize an existing CSC.
Consolidated Service Center resources
- Considerations for a Central Fill Pharmacy White Paper - pdf, 1,05 MB
- Consolidated Pharmacy Distribution Report - White Paper - pdf, 1,64 MB