Montreal, March 13, 2012 – How can we reduce costs in the health sector while improving the quality of care and access to services? What new practices could Quebec healthcare institutions adopt to enhance their efficiency? The HEC Montréal Centre for Productivity and Prosperity recently conducted a major study to answer these questions, and is releasing the results today. The study looks at best practices internationally and suggests priorities for bettering organizational performance and helping Quebec decision-makers address this daunting challenge.
“A large part of the solution could well be found in hospital logistics,” says Jacques Roy, co-author of the study and Full Professor at HEC Montréal. “Logistics operations alone represent over 40% of a hospital’s spending. Despite efforts in the past few decades to limit supply costs, there have been very few initiatives as yet to optimize processes and ensure smooth distribution to end users.”
