Devices

Question 1

Procurement :

Answer 1

Three stream:
Health Share: Streamline delivery > 33000 item > 480 items
Normal Hospital Procurement > Deal with Vendor
Direct purchasing > Get a quote > Hospital

Clinical product > Director of procurement ( 5 members)
Funding > Manager > Num for 10K and less
Manager > 10k to 50k > DON
> 50 k > GM
> 100k > CE
< 2000 products > we are largest number of consumers
2nd in Volume

Most expensive product by surgeon

1st port of call > clinical product > TGA > appropriate > Proceed

Healthshare

Most expensive > quotation > direct purchase

Question 2

Procurement

Answer 2

OUTAGES
FORECASTING

3 things to keep in mind
1. Min/max ordering level
2. Adequate reserve of stock
3. Reserve stock level

Based on the usage

Expensive expenditure

Small store house > High vigilance

ETA
Substitute order
Change in nursing practice
CNC/CNE

Question 3

Electronic record system

Answer 3

Challenges -
Digitalisation , moved from paper form
Key challenges
1. Resistance from Senior Staff members
2. Huge health expenditure : big upfront cost
Maintainence cost
3. Training : ongoing training ,
4. Communication with ward system
5. Overflow of data/data excess
6. Human touch
7. Cybersecurity/Data breach
8. Identify champions