We think stock management should be mobile native (and here’s why…)
In pathology networks, stock management rarely happens at a desk. Everything is moving, so stock management happens on the go. In labs, store rooms, corridors and satellite sites – often under time pressure and with competing priorities.
Yet, many systems aren’t built for this. In spite of teams and healthcare organisations knowing that movement is high, the software and systems still appear to assume staff can step away from the point of use to log activity elsewhere.
This disconnect costs time and creates risk.
When stock issuing, receiving and counting depends on fixed workstations or specialist hardware, teams are forced into workarounds. Information is captured late, or not at all. Confidence in stock data drops, and manual checks with room for error slowly work their way back in.
If your teams are having to return to a fixed station to manage stock, the risk of discrepancies between what’s on the system and what’s available in real life very quickly multiplies, and you’re left scrambling to find out where consumables disappeared to.
What pathology teams really need is the ability to manage stock where the work is happening. On the go, in any part of the network.
Stock management works best when it’s designed for mobile working. With this flexibility, staff can issue, receive and count stock at the point of use using mobile phones or tablets – meaning there’s no requirement to return to a workstation just to keep systems up to date.
CentrixConnect Stock Management was designed for this.
Because the platform works on iOS, Android and Windows devices, your sites can use the hardware they already have and simply embed a more efficient system within them. This removes the dependency on location-dedicated handheld scanners or proprietary terminals.
Our stock management solution offers barcode and QR scanning as standard using device cameras, as well as working with dedicated scanners where they are already in place. The approach is flexible, allowing each site to work in a way that suits their environment while still contributing to the maintenance of consistent, reliable data.
Our customer testimonials speak for themselves – the impact is practical and immediate. Stock movements are captured as they happen, visibility improves without adding admin and teams spend less time correcting records and more time supporting services that drive efficient care.
Mobile-native stock management is not about new technology for the sake of it. It’s about working with what you have and embedding modern tools to remove friction from everyday tasks. With a system like ours, you can give your pathology teams the correct tools, ones that fit the reality of their working day.
If you want to explore how mobile-first stock management could work across your pathology network, get in touch at hello@centrixconnect.com.