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  • Health Informatics
  • Operations Management

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  • The Department of Pathology faces challenges in managing consumable inventory and controlling examination costs.
  • Efficient management of medical consumables is crucial for optimizing laboratory operations and resource allocation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of process management information systems on consumable management within a hospital's pathology department.
  • To assess the effectiveness of these systems in controlling pathological examination costs and improving operational efficiency.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from hospital information systems (HIS) and PACS for workload, consumption, and pricing of consumables (2022-2023).
  • Employed Chi-square tests and 95% confidence interval analysis to evaluate system effects on cost control.
  • Conducted focus group interviews to identify system advantages, limitations, and optimization strategies.

Main Results:

  • Significant increases in workload capacity across various pathology groups (20.11%-24.28%).
  • Reduced overstock inventory (¥996,527.33 to ¥832,401.60) and waste (glass slides decreased by 91.1%).
  • Improved diagnostic timeliness: histopathology from 65.07% to 95.46%, intraoperative rapid diagnosis from 67.34% to 89.45%.

Conclusions:

  • Intelligent information management modules for consumables are recommended to optimize resource allocation and reduce costs.
  • Process management information systems demonstrably optimize pathological examination cost control and operational efficiency.