Data Management |

For each question, select the response that best describes your organization.

1. Item Master Additions and Changes*
- We have very few controls in place; items can be added or changed by multiple individuals without approval or oversight.
- We have an add item process, but it is not really enforced; most add item requests are processed.
- We have an established item add process; supply chain reviews and approves requests.
- We have an official add item process; requests are funneled through value analysis for review.
- I don't know.
2. Item Master Maintenance*
- We never or rarely update or review our item master for accuracy.
- We only update our item master when the need arises (part number exceptions occur, product conversions occur, etc.).
- We review our item master for accuracy and duplicate items are removed on a regular basis.
- A content management system or item master maintenance system is used for regular item master cleansing/normalization.
- I don't know.
3. Item Master Content*
- Items are often added with key fields missing and with non-standard data elements.
- Items are sometimes added with key fields missing, but the data elements are standardized (e.g., ANSI standards for unit of measure).
- All key fields are required; some are standardized or make use of advanced unique identifier fields where possible (UNSPSC, HCPCS, UDI, GTIN, etc.).
- All key fields are required; some are standardized or make use of advanced unique identifier fields where possible and incorporate item cost/charging data.
- I don't know.
4. Business Intelligence*
Our business intelligence reporting tools incorporate the following:
Select all that apply.
- Purchase transactions
- Price benchmark data from GPOs or another third-party source
- Product/contract category analysis
- Facility, department/service line level detail
- Market share by supplier
- Supplier market share with the ability to drill down to facility, department/service line, and GL
- On-demand spend reports
- On-demand operational analytics reports
- Not applicable. We do not use spend analytics reports.
- I don't know.
5. Supply Chain Management Reporting*
Rate your agreement with following statement:
We track metrics across all areas of supply chain (inventory, contracting, receiving and distribution, etc.); these metrics are used as a major component of clinical value analysis.
- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Neutral
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree
- I don't know.
6. Charge Capture*
- Charges are captured manually; we don’t use a consolidated chargemaster.
- We use a chargemaster, but don’t perform routine maintenance; data is not always available or captured.
- We have a regularly maintained chargemaster that captures charges electronically.
- Our chargemaster is fully maintained and uses electronic charge capture, supply level reporting, and integrates with the item master.
- I don't know.
Do you have any questions or comments?
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Are you a hospital employee?*
- Yes
- No