Inventory File Integrity in CPR+

December 9, 2009 by PeteTanguay
Filed under CPR+ Customers

The impact of accurate inventory files in CPR+ can not be underestimated. Inventory drives pricing. Inventory is the basis for compounding and dispensing. Key billing codes (therapy types, NDC codes, HCPCS codes, pricing codes, etc.) are set in inventory and carry forward through the home infusion process. Whether you use the old term GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) or more descriptive terms like data accuracy and data integrity, the issue is the same. The effectiveness of your home infusion company is significantly impacted by the quality of the data in your inventory and pricing files.

Reporting in CPR+ and other home infusion software products often assumes the data is accurate. Over 50% of the fields in the system do not appear on any report. The result is you have to view the information on the screen they are entered in or a browse screen such as the grids available in the CPR+ Enterprise module. This might be sufficient if your data is correct (key word here is “might”) but it will not be sufficient if you have data errors (key words here are “will not”).

Whether you use Rock-Pond Reports or learn to use a report writer to write your own reports, be sure you have reports available that will support your need to validate that the information in your inventory file is accurate as well as reports that alert you when inventory items are added or changed.