Healthcare transport is the systematic process by which patient- and business-critical materials, such as
patient specimens,
pharmaceuticals
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and rel ...
, supplies and
medical records are transported to and from multiple touch points within healthcare organizations.
According to a recent article by Dr. Robert Handfield,
http://www.supplychainredesign.com/robert-handfield.php
/ref> a true healthcare transport partner supports healthcare
Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...
organizational business objectives beyond transactional pickups and deliveries to address cost efficiencies, centralization, standardization, error reduction, technology maximization, management reporting for strategic decision-making, system connectivity and analytics for a platform for growth.
The movement of these critical materials directly impacts all healthcare organizations' ability to deliver optimal care.
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