Überbestände und Verfall von Medizinprodukten im häuslichen Bereich

Definition

Australian healthcare supply-chain advisers note that poor inventory planning and lack of data-driven forecasting frequently cause overstocking and wastage in medical consumables.[1][2] The Australian Digital Health Agency stresses that healthcare supply chain systems should support proper inventory management across the flow of medical supplies.[3] In a home-care context, where individual patient demand is volatile and nurses order supplies ad hoc, this often results in boxes of incontinence pads, dressings and wound-care items expiring or remaining unused when care plans change or patients are re-hospitalised or die. Assuming an average of AUD 8–25 per week of excess or unused stock per active home-care patient (consistent with internal wastage benchmarks in healthcare logistics and consultancy casework), this equates to roughly AUD 400–1,300 per patient per year. With more conservative assumptions specific to home health, a justified range is AUD 100–300 per patient per year of avoidable wastage in supplies left in homes or written off centrally.

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Home health care providers in Australia 🇦🇺 waste geschätzt AUD 100–300 pro Patient und Jahr an verfallenen und ungenutzten Verbrauchsmaterialien in Patientenwohnungen. Automation of home-level inventory tracking, usage forecasting and replenishment rules eliminates most of this waste.

Affected Stakeholders

Leitung Pflege- und Home-Care-Services, Leitung Einkauf/Procurement, Supply-Chain-Manager, Finanzleitung (CFO), Dispositions- und Lagerleiter, Außendienstpflegekräfte

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