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1. Supply Management Online
Control Costs, Save Time, and Optimize Operations
through Web-Based Supply Chain Management

2. Supply Management Online
Patient Care Is Priority One
You want to move your pharmacy operations toward high performance and support better patient care. That is why we
developed Supply Management Online, an integrated suite of secure, Web-based procurement tools designed to help
you gain operational efficiencies, manage costs, and optimize inventory.
Leveraging today’s technologies, Supply Management Online, the industry’s most feature- and information-rich
resource for managing hospital pharmacy purchasing, is designed to help you:
• Make better purchasing decisions to effectively manage drug spend and maximize contract compliance
• Optimize inventory to ensure that the right product is on the shelf at the right time
• Streamline the procurement process to make it more manageable and predictable
• Generate comprehensive reports to gain clear insight into operations and trends
• Gain automatic access to complementary and emerging solutions
“ Supply Management Online has
had an incredible impact on how
we make decisions and deliver
”
patient care.
– Don Mabe, Director of Pharmacy
Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy
Charlotte, NC
Join leading hospital pharmacies around the country
and use Supply Management Online to empower your
pharmacy team with:
• Real-time product availability
• Up-to-date pricing
• Updated contract information
• Real-time order status
• Timely online payables
• Robust reporting
• Secure 24x7 access anytime, anywhere

3. Control Costs. Save Time. Optimize Operations.
McKesson’s Supply Management Online
is empowering thousands of pharmacy
professionals around the country to manage
inventory, budgets and time more efficiently.
This online tool helps propel your team toward
becoming a high-performance pharmacy and
gives them resources not available through
traditional client-server systems.
“ Supply Management
Online simplifies my job.
It lets me concentrate on
finding the best-priced
drugs, keeping inventories
at the right level, and
”
monitoring my budget.
– Joe Virginio, Materials Manager
Medistat Pharmacy Services
Sunrise, FL
Consider these real-life case studies:*
Carolinas HealthCare System, which serves more than
2 million patients a year in North and South Carolina,
increased visibility into combined purchases to better
negotiate with vendors, saving $3 million over
two years.
Intermountain Health Care, which owns 21 hospitals and
clinics in Utah and Idaho, cut typical contract problem
resolution time from two weeks to as little as an hour
by accessing price and eligibility information through Supply
Management Online.
St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, the largest healthcare
provider in Idaho, avoided more than $12,000 in late
payment fees in the first year and saved 20 hours a
month of staff time by using Supply Management Online.
*Individual results may vary.

4. Supply Management Online
Supply Management Online Benefits
Internet-based system Secure 24x7 access anytime, anywhere
Customizable workstream/permission-based workflow
Flexible Web-style search options Products located quickly
Product images Products ordered accurately
Up-to-date pricing Costs managed more efficiently
Contract price items identified easily
Real-time product availability Automated check of distribution center stock levels
Immediate knowledge of unavailable products
Better negotiation with vendors on high-impact items
Electronic CII ordering Reduced paperwork and faster turnaround time
Automated order optimization Speedy identification of noncontract purchases and alternate
products, consistent with your pharmacy preferences
Quick order and template functions Orders built and submitted in minutes
Integrated asset management Optimal reorder quantities calculated automatically using
McKesson’s award-winning program
Cost and payment tracking Integrated interdepartmental billing (IDB)
Less time spent tracking and processing invoices and credits
Option to automate payments electronically
Robust report generation Insight into market share, purchase trends, and contract
compliance across all areas of responsibility
Numerous standard reports to choose from and ability to
customize reports by user
Industry news and information Latest information on product launches, recalls, and industry
news at your fingertips
Systems integration IT investment leveraged through easy integration with
pharmacy and financial systems
Data from mobile devices transferred seamlessly
Added benefits of pharmacy automation
Control costs. Save time. Optimize operations.
Call your account manager and get started today.
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One Post Street, 23rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
1.800.571.2889
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