Measures to Reduce Medical Supplies in Stock through Improved Manageme

Kim, Kyoung Mi; Park, Jee Hye

Quality Improvement in Health Care 2013;19(1): 74.
Published online August 30, 2013.

진료재료의 관리개선을 통한 운영재고 절감 방안

김경미, 박지혜

고려대학교 안산병원 수술실

Measures to Reduce Medical Supplies in Stock through Improved Manageme

Kyoung Mi Kim, Jee Hye Park

Korea University Ansan Hospital Operating Room

Abstract

Research Problem: 45-65% of all medical supplies in hospital are used in operating rooms. Medical supplies in operating rooms are difficult to manage in general because many of them are frequently used and come in a variety of types. Purpose
Our aim was to strive for user-friendliness and reduce the inventory through efficient management of medical supplies stocked in operating rooms. Medical Facility: Korea University, Ansan Hospital Quality Improvement Activity: On the last day of each month, we checked the inventory of medical supplies in all operating rooms by identifying the amount of medical supplies in each room, warehouse, and OCS, identified problems, and presented the ways to improve. Improvement Outcome: We increased the number of post-processing medical supply items by 8%, and reduced the inventory cost by 15% through improved management of medical supplies.

Key words Medical Supplies;Operating Room;Stock Management;Hospital Management;