The challenge: The project’s original design called for two operating rooms: a fully equipped OR Room 1 and a shelled OR Room 2 for future use.
The solution: While selecting hardware for OR Room 1, planners realized they could significantly reduce costs by choosing equipment that easily integrates with both ORs as needed. The planners used Attainia to document the changes, calculate the new costs, and easily share with other stakeholders.
The result: The new equipment specifications increased the cost of OR Room 1 equipment by $20,000, but reduced the cost of OR Room 2 by an astonishing $40,000, saving a total of $20,000 on the project.
The challenge: An approved project required planners to procure six units of a new, cutting- edge automated RX/supply distribution cabinet.
The solution: While reviewing previous project standards in the Attainia platform, the planner realized the entire organization was standardized to the previous version of the cabinet specified for the new project. However, the hospital had already planned a system-wide conversion to the new version of these cabinets over a two-year period. Using Attainia’s cost analysis feature, the planner realized it would be cheaper to specify the old version of the cabinet for their new project, and then upgrade over time according to the already in-place plan.
The result: By purchasing the standardized RX/supply distribution cabinets, the equipment planner reduced the project cost by $80,000 — and avoided temporary IT infrastructure incompatibility issues.
The challenge: A planner needed to procure multiple versions of imaging systems from the same manufacturer. Their budget was based on the group purchasing organization (GPO) contract pricing listed in the Attainia catalog.
The solution: Before submitting the final purchase order, Attainia notified the planning team that the GPO had a special “group buy” price discount available. They quickly assessed whether the project could accommodate the schedule implications of a group buy, and determined they could take advantage of the offer.
The result: The group buy discount saved more than $1 million on sticker price, and even provided enhanced warranty and service features.
