The University of Vermont Health Network engaged with a technology and negotiation company to develop a mobile device application for physicians to view comparable cardiac rhythm management (CRM) device costs and features. Physicians also reviewed weekly scorecards tracking their device utilization, and selected their products to be used in advance of the case, minimizing pressure from the vendor to bias selection at the time of implant. The tool drove utilization savings because physicians further informed their device selection by seeing and better understanding the pricing deltas among suppliers, product features and technology. 

• How to implement a successful cost reduction and strategic supplier management strategy by using a mobile device application tool to drive utilization savings
• How to associate business unit end users with supply chain administrators so that users make value-based product selections  

 

Contributors: University of Vermont
Categories: 2017 Fall - Carlsbad, Summit Presentations
SRC Type: Disruptive Digitization, Realization, Sourcing