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  • Health Informatics
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Hospital Administration

Background:

  • Large hospitals manage over 50,000 material items for patient care.
  • Existing IT systems for material management are widely adopted.
  • Manual maintenance of material master data is prevalent despite standards.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present components enabling seamless master data updates.
  • To identify and discuss barriers in hospital supply chains.
  • To provide recommendations for overcoming identified barriers.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of material master data maintenance in three Swiss hospitals.
  • Development of components for standardized data updates.
  • Discussion of current hospital supply chain challenges.

Main Results:

  • Manual data maintenance persists despite advanced IT systems.
  • Diverse, non-standardized data formats hinder efficient updates.
  • Barriers to seamless master data management were identified.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized formats and new components can automate master data updates.
  • Addressing identified barriers is crucial for efficient hospital supply chains.
  • Recommendations are provided to improve material master data management.