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Task Force Strategies for Decreasing Disposable Patient Transfer Device Utilization

Thursday November 21, 2024

Over 12 months, Blue.Point worked closely with a 250 bed hospital system to assess their usage of disposable patient transfer devices.

Saline Conservation Strategies

Friday October 11, 2024

A Dive into IV Primary Tubing Utilization Saves Hospital System Over $499K

Friday July 26, 2024

Southcoast Health a 815-bed health system, uses Blue.Point’s product utilization tool to identify opportunities that support the hospital’s initiatives, capture utilization savings, and improve the quality of care for their 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.

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.

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.

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.

Hospital System Relies on IV Access Central Blue.Point Category to Save Over $69K

Thursday December 29, 2022

A 200+ bed hospital system evaluated the utilization of triple lumen peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC). These devices are placed peripherally but are similar to a central line in that PICC lines deliver medications centrally. The hospital found 27% of PICC lines had triple lumens.

Surgeon Glove Utilization and Conversion Project Reveals Significant Savings for Southcoast Hospital Group

Wednesday August 24, 2022

In collaboration with Yankee Alliance, Blue.Point's Action Plan recommendations helped Southcoast Hospital Group achieve $94,665 in savings.