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Hospital Focuses on IV Start Kit Optimization to Save Over $221K

Wednesday December 27, 2023

For a 271-bed hospital, optimizing their IV Start Kit was the main objective to decrease waste, maintain patient quality, and capture utilization cost savings. By turning to Blue.Point and leveraging the IV Start Kit study, it became apparent to the hospital their custom IV Start Kits contained several components with clinical features not used for most patients...

Hospital System Saves Over $87K Using Our Evacuated Containers Study

Thursday November 30, 2023

Over a 12 month period, Blue.Point worked closely with a 1,400 bed hospital system to assess their usage of evacuated containers. Blue.Point’s action plan helped identify that the hospital system purchased high cost evacuated containers in comparison to top performing hospitals.

Importance of Executive Support to Drive Utilization

Monday November 13, 2023

I have spoken to many customers and potential customers about clinical product utilization and how it can be the key to sustainable savings and increased quality of care. While many teams charged with implementing utilization savings have support from their Executive Sponsor, I speak to just as many who lack this support. This creates a problematic savings journey to generate savings beyond the contract.

Hospital Focuses on Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Products to Save Over $125K

Wednesday October 25, 2023

Tufts Medical Center a 415-bed academic medical center, uses Blue.Point’s product utilization tool to identify opportunities that support the hospital’s initiatives, as well as improve the quality of care for their patients. Blue.Point’s utilization study and custom action plan helped the hospital’s value analysis team perform an extensive review of their negative pressure wound therapy product inventory.

South County Hospital Focuses on Incontinence Products to Achieve Savings of $5,000

Friday September 29, 2023

South County Hospital, a 100-bed acute care hospital, strives to provide top performing practices that offer improved quality of care for their patients. This is perfectly illustrated by aligning with Blue.Point’s utilization tools that focus on eliminating unnecessary variation in practice and product usage.

Teaching Hospital Saves $126K Implementing Our Biosurgical Hemostasis Utilization Study

Tuesday August 1, 2023

Tufts Medical Center is a 415-bed academic medical center, serving patients from Boston communities and throughout New England. As a teaching hospital, Tufts Medical Center has a strong focus on process improvements that enhance patient care. They actively use Blue.Point’s product utilization tool to identify opportunities that support the hospital’s initiatives, as well as improve the quality of care for their patients.

May is National Nurses Month

Wednesday May 10, 2023

May is National Nurses Month and an opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of nurses.

Hospital System Saves Over $112K Using Our External Patient Warming Study

Monday March 27, 2023

From a utilization and cost savings perspective, a 1,300 bed hospital system worked with Blue.Point to evaluate their usage of gown kits.

ShareSource Teams Up with Blue.Point SCS to Drive Utilization Efficiencies and Savings to Members

Friday March 3, 2023

ShareSource, a group purchasing organization, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Blue.Point. Through Blue.Point’s data management tools, ShareSource members can save by analyzing product utilization, identifying savings opportunities, maintaining clinical product quality, and progress tracking.