Case Study: ECU Health achieves $520,000 in savings with GHX Value Analysis

ECU Health Builds a Clinically Integrated Value Analysis Program and Saves $520,000 in a Year

ECU Health, a health system with 10 hospitals, faced challenges with its fragmented and inefficient value analysis process for selecting medical supplies. Its manual workflows, which relied on email and paper forms, caused delays, a lack of transparency, and duplicated efforts between clinical and supply chain teams, making system-wide savings difficult to achieve. The organization partnered with vendor GHX to address these inefficiencies.

GHX implemented its Consultancy Service and Product Introduction Management solution to develop a new, standardized program. This provided a centralized online platform for product requests, introduced evidence-based decision-making, and established clear governance. The results included $520,000 in savings within the first year, improved collaboration between clinicians and supply chain staff, and a significant boost in operational efficiency and staff morale.

ECU Health

Shannon Hicks

Director of Strategic Sourcing Contracts and Value Analysis