Methodist Hospitals – a community-based, not-for-profit health system with two full-service acute care facilities in Indiana – has selected Infor to supply a clinically connected healthcare platform in the cloud.

By automating key business processes, including its supply chain, personnel and finance functions, and moving operations to a more modern cloud architecture, Methodist will standardise and optimise across its health system to achieve strategic business goals and visions of providing the best possible care to the communities it serves.

“Our organisation is a healthcare leader in north-west Indiana, and with that comes the responsibility to consistently evaluate our own internal processes to ensure we are providing our teams and communities with the best possible systems, which can directly impact how care is delivered,” said Matthew Doyle, chief executive officer for Methodist Hospitals. “We have grown throughout the years, and it was essential that we work with a partner who understands our business and is able to help us seamlessly consolidate siloed systems and third-party applications into one single voice, in order to achieve our goals. Infor’s proven cloud-based model will be able to provide us with the tools we need to glean more analytics from our data, simplify future upgrades and keep us current with modern technology needs across multiple departments.”

An Infor customer for more than 20 years, Methodist Hospitals knew the New York-based company was the right partner to help the organisation navigate through this transition and get it up and running quickly. The organisation will be able to consolidate information across the network and deliver financial data to decision makers that will improve budget management, cost reduction strategies and forecast accuracy.

In addition, it will be able to reduce reporting and custom interfaces, which will allow teams to be more productive and strategic and obtain valuable analytics without the use of consultants to build custom reports.

With a combined medical staff of more than 400 physicians, representing nearly 60 medical specialties, and more than 2500 staff members, key applications for human capital management will empower teams to deliver streamlined processes and create value by eliminating complex processes, workflows and systems. Teams will also be able to increase clinical supply chain efficiency by leveraging clinically integrated healthcare supply chain software and embedded costing for greater RoI, combine clinical and nonclinical analytics data, and keep communication lines between the supply chain team and the clinical team always open.

“We know the needs are immense for the healthcare industry, which is under increasing pressure to deliver for patients and customers with an infrastructure that captures and manages complex data sets, stays on top of regulations, and keeps teams organised,” said Matt Breslin, Infor executive vice president. “Our analytics, supply chain, scheduling and clinical data consistently deliver on that need, ensuring relevant information is accessible the moment it is needed most. By replacing outdated and inefficient systems with proven solutions that empower teams and give them seamless access to critical information, we help customers significantly improve their bottom lines and results.”

Methodist Hospitals is a community-based, not-for-profit health system with two full-service acute care facilities in Gary and Merrillville, Indiana, that has been helping achieve better health for residents of north-west Indiana for almost 100 years. Programmes include its neuroscience, oncology and heart and vascular institutes. Its range of services also includes women and children’s services, bariatric surgery, emergency and trauma services, immediate care centres, an orthopaedic and spine care centre, sports medicine, rehabilitation services, behavioural health, and home health services.

Infor specialises in business cloud software, developing complete packages for focus industries, including industrial manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, food and beverage, automotive, aerospace and defence, and high tech. More than 60,000 organisations in more than 175 countries use Infor’s 17,000 employees to help achieve their business goals.