Introducing the optimized Infusion Preparation & Delivery (IPD) portfolio

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BD is evolving with the industry through carefully selected products designed to help improve your efficiency and empower you to provide the best patient care possible.

The optimized BD portfolio may lead to fewer SKUs in inventory, which has been shown to have the following benefits:

Improve workflow⁶
Reduce storage needs⁷
Improve contracting and inventory / supply chain management⁶
Reduce number of stock outs⁸
With SKU optimization and standardization, a typical 300-bed hospital may be able to reduce supply inventories by 3%, saving as much as $10 million in operating expenses.⁹

The optimized BD portfolio may lead to standardized product use, which has been shown to result in the following benefits:

Less time needed for training^6,10
Improved familiarity and comfort with products¹¹
Greater reliability of supply⁶
More time to focus on patient care¹¹
In 2018, U.S. healthcare organizations spent an average of $602 per employee on learning, and their employees averaged 25.5 hours in training. Reducing SKUs in inventory may mean less training time and expense.^6,13

Administrative

Fewer SKUs often means a smaller inventory and less time needed for maintenance and management.⁷
With SKU optimization and standardization, a typical 300-bed hospital may be able to reduce supply inventories by 3%, saving as much as $10 million in operating expenses.⁹

Storage

Product standardization results in buying fewer supplies and deploying less capital to hold inventory on site.¹⁴

Training

With fewer products to learn, less training time is needed for clinicians.^6,10

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The optimized BD portfolio is designed to provide:^4,5

BD pharmacy products are designed to enhance medication preparation and delivery while helping facilitate compliance. By working closely with pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide, we are continuing to help reduce medication errors and improve patient safety. We also provide pharmacy disposal solutions to help ensure the safe disposal of various types of sharps.

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