Supply Chain Solutions Overview
QHR has the expertise, knowledge and tools you need to keep your hospital running smoothly. Our specialists
use data analysis, benchmark comparisons, observation and interviews to develop insightful recommendations.
QHR’s management action plans are designed to raise your team’s performance and support your organization’s
goals.

SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES
■ Supply Chain Operations Assessment - Applying
best practices to your supply chain processes, we
help you drive fast and sustainable improvements in
savings, satisfaction and service.
■ Materials Manager Development & Mentoring -
A strong leader in this department can build the
solidarity and success of your whole organization.
Dynamic coaching from QHR helps your materials
manager make the most of his or her potential.
■ Interim Materials Manager - Our highly qualified
interim materials managers use a transitional period
to resolve long-standing issues, fine tune operations
and inspire higher performance standards
PHARMACY SERVICES
■ Pharmacy Operations Review - To maintain
patient safety and the highest clinical outcomes,
QHR’s independent consultants use their hands-on
experience and our database of best practice
comparisons to define improvement opportunities.
■ Pharmacy Pricing Model - Be sure your pharmacy
pricing and margins are defensible, and comparable
to your market.
■ Pharmacy Formulary Review - Reduce drug costs
and raise outcomes, with this cost-effective desk review.
Our pharmacist-consultant identifies the therapeutic
categories that offer your best opportunities.
ENHANCED PURCHASING SERVICES
QHR now offers Enhanced Purchasing Services,
a program that provides tools to help you manage
non-salary expenses.
SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS CASE STUDY | 
SUPPORT SERVICES
■ Environmental Services Review - Inspire
confidence in patients and staff. Learn how
to improve the effectiveness of your housekeeping
function. QHR’s experienced professionals can
help you step up patient throughput and profitability
as well as satisfaction.
■ Laundry/Linen Management Review - Stop
struggling with linen management. Let QHR help
you reduce unnecessary expense and keep linen
supplies where you need them, when you need them.
■ Food & Nutrition Operations Assessment - Make
your staff and employees proud of your food service.
QHR’s registered dieticians can help you turn your
food services into a positive for your hospital’s image
and its income.
■ Facility Engineering - QHR offers a wide range of
programs to improve the efficiency, cost effectiveness
and productivity of your facility environment and
physical plant, integrating best practices into every
site.
QHR WEB-BASED MENTOR PROGRAM
QHR’s new Web-based Mentor Program brings you face
to face with our consultants on an ongoing basis using the
latest web-cam technology. We can provide mentors to a
variety of hospital department heads, including HIM, PFS,
HR, Materials Manager, Case Manager, Chargemaster
Coordinator -- to name a few.
QHR STRATEGIC SERVICE PARTNERS
QHR provides the vital services hospitals require to
be successful. And for the specialty services we don’t
provide directly, we’ve developed a solution that saves
you money and time. |

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