Latest MHS Software Now Available to Hospitals Nationwide

2-Bin mobile supply chain software simplifies and automates supply chain tasks


Management Health Solutions ("MHS"), a leading, independent provider of supply chain optimization solutions for hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide, announced today that its proprietary 2-Bin Mobile Supply Chain Software is now available nationwide to hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The unique 2-Bin system, which marks the latest enhancement to the popular CartCount module, MHS's flagship par counting and par replenishment software application, utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to bring hospitals an advanced, easy-to-use par replenishment system that requires minimum user intervention for order generation and fulfillment.

The MHS 2-Bin technology is the solution to several difficult challenges faced by hospitals surrounding the modern healthcare supply chain. For example, the software eliminates the need for manual data input to the typical materials management information system (MMIS). Such a manual task traditionally creates inefficiencies and inaccuracies in the replenishment process. The new MHS technology also removes both the risk of stock-outs and use of expired products, and provides accurate data from real-time product turnover information for making prudent business decisions. In addition, it frees clinical staff from mundane tasks such as filling supply orders and enables that staff to return to more critical patient care functions.
"This RFID-based 2-Bin technology eliminates the need to inventory the locations for replenishment and significantly increases the accuracy of replenishment," says Kishore Bala, Vice President, Product Strategy for MHS.

To use the 2-Bin system, hospital personnel simply place the bins/tags in a smart bin/tag collection area based on the replenishment schedule defined by the system. There, the MHS software gathers the information and automatically posts requisitions to the facility's MMIS. For extra ease, a single Bin/RFID tag collection area may be configured to serve multiple locations in a department. Time elapsed from order to fulfillment can be tracked and reported to help build service level reports.To find out more about 2-Bin technology and other MHS products and services, see www.mhsinc.com.