Research
Project Overview
- SmartPAR is an intelligent inventory and asset management platform built to simplify how healthcare facilities track and manage medical supplies. The system combines AI-driven analytics with real-time data capture to help hospitals, surgery centers, and clinical teams maintain optimal inventory levels, reduce waste, and improve overall efficiency.
- The platform connects supply chain, clinical usage, and operational visibility in one ecosystem. It provides modules for mobile scanning, data analytics, and a centralized medical-device database.
Challenges
- Limited inventory visibility: Hospitals often rely on manual tracking, which causes errors, overstocking, and missed reorders.
- Complex integration environment: Connecting with legacy ERP and EHR systems while maintaining data accuracy posed major technical hurdles.
- Predicting usage trends: Understanding which supplies would be needed for upcoming procedures required advanced data forecasting models.
- Data security and compliance: Handling sensitive medical and device information required strong compliance with healthcare security standards.
Project Goal
- Deliver an end-to-end digital solution for smarter and more efficient medical inventory management.
- Enable real-time visibility into stock levels and clinical usage across all departments.
- Reduce waste and procurement costs through predictive analytics and automated restocking.
- Improve patient safety by ensuring accurate tracking of medical devices and recall notifications.
- Provide healthcare facilities with a scalable, cloud-based system requiring no additional infrastructure.
Overcome
- Developed real-time tracking modules that record item usage instantly through mobile and tablet devices, reducing manual effort.
- Built a lightweight, hardware-independent architecture that integrates easily with hospital systems through standard APIs and data formats, minimizing setup time.
- Established a secure data environment aligned with healthcare compliance standards to ensure the safety and traceability of all device and supply data.
- Created detailed analytics dashboards that provided stakeholders with visibility into usage patterns, cost-per-case analysis, and expiration alerts.
Technology Stack
App Features
Inventory Management:Automates tracking and forecasting of medical supplies.
Real-Time Usage Capture:Logs device and supply consumption instantly at the point of use.
Mobile & Hardware-Free Operation: Works through tablets and smartphones without additional infrastructure.
Centralized Device Database:Unified catalog with millions of medical device records and UDI compliance.
Automated Alerts:Provides recall, expiration, and reorder notifications to enhance safety and efficiency.
Dashboard Insights:Visualizes key metrics such as usage trends, cost-per-case, and inventory levels.
Scalable Cloud Platform:Quick deployment with minimal IT overhead.