Cost containment

Cost containment deals with controlling costs and thus making health care more affordable. Health systems are struggling with rising costs each year, and it is imperative that Cardinal Health provide customers with solutions to this issue. Whether you are trying to maximize your savings off of group purchasing contracts, procure the most cost-effective products, or leverage safety net provider programs, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain gives you the tools necessary to maximize your organization's potential.

Here are the basic components of cardinal.com Ordering that your pharmacy should be utilizing:

• Order Analysis - enables you to check each line item of a purchase order for contract compliance
• Contract Ranking - drives purchases to desired contracts by enabling you to group, order, and highlight contracted items

• EntelligenceSM Reports - provides decision-makers with the power to effectively control costs
• erecovery - enables the process of recovering the cost of medications from manufacturer-based patient assistance programs
• Market Share - enables you to generate Market Share reports to determine where you stand relative to Market Share agreements offered by a GPO or manufacturer