Case Study: Medium-Sized Short-Term Acute Care Hospital achieves $85,000 orthopedic supply cost savings with The Craneware Group’s Trisus Healthcare Intelligence

Medium-Sized Short-Term Acute Care Hospital - Customer Case Study

The Craneware Group worked with a medium-sized short-term acute care hospital in a Midwest suburban market to address rising orthopedic supplies costs. The hospital needed to analyze year-over-year spend increases, understand contractual implications, and identify patterns in physician preferences that were driving higher supply costs. The vendor used Trisus Healthcare Intelligence, specifically its Cost Analytics and Decision Support capabilities, to support the effort.

Using detailed supply reports from Craneware’s Trisus Healthcare Intelligence, the hospital built a clearer current-state view, renegotiated contracts with data, and introduced cross-functional processes to reduce variation in physician practice. The result was an estimated $85,000 in cost savings, including a 15% reduction in shoulder replacement surgery supply costs, with additional savings expected as more surgical areas are reviewed.