Google Cloud and Owens & Minor Collaborate to Improve QSight Clinical Inventory Management System

According to a Sept. 10 press release, Owens & Minor, Inc. announced a new partnership with Google Cloud that combines Owens & Minor’s knowledge in optimizing the healthcare supply chain with Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform to help drive meaningful enhancements for QSight, a cloud-based clinical inventory management system from Owens & Minor.

Google Cloud, Owens & Minor aim to strengthen QSight’s existing inventory management capabilities while laying the foundation for future platform and service innovations.

The press release comments, “The partnership between Owens & Minor and Google Cloud will focus on enhancing QSight’s ability to help hospitals and health systems optimize how they manage the thousands of medical-grade supplies, high-value surgical implants and human tissue products required for patient care. For providers, the implications of inefficient inventory management can reach beyond the stockroom and into the operating room, including a risk that expired products are used in patient care and inventory loss if products expire before they can be used. Enterprise healthcare providers also face increasing pressure to deliver high-quality care while managing costs and optimizing efficiency — with less support from clinical staff. However, traditional clinical inventory management systems may lack the real-time visibility and predictive capabilities needed to effectively oversee complex healthcare supply chains, which can increase costs and lead to higher workloads for clinical staff.”