Healthcare Supply Chain Technology and Strategy

MDS Tax options now offer a new choice Thanks to  Will Rogers  for the Quote.  Taxes are a business reality for some and a non-issue for others but as the government needs more money it's going to have to come from somewhere. Amazon is charging tax now and in all likelihood they will start taxing your business in some way soon. The good news is that MDS has you covered and h ere are a few options for tax setup and maintenance within the MDS systems.        Taxrates.com – Our simplest option,  login to the website and download a spreadsheet of all zip codes you have a tax nexus in. You can them upload into MDS  this will create the tax jurisdictions. Then when setting up customers just key in the zip code to get the correct tax rate, Update as often as needed check with your accountant.       Alternate Option  – Taxrates.com with overrides for specific product classes in certain zip codes or jurisdictions. This al...

Direct Fulfillment lets your customer look like a national brand.  Using the MDS Direct fulfillment option allows you to expand your service offering to make your company more valuable as a business partner, Amazon ships from all over but it's really a combination of amazon warehouses and your third party fulfillment centers.  MDS lets you take advantage of that same technology with our direct fulfillment system.  Back in the 80's there was a commercial from Folgers where customers were secretly switched from their regular coffee to Folgers, well in our example customers won't know they are getting product from another distributor and with the MDS system they may just like it better.  Folgers Coffee commercial with "the switch" w atch the video. MDS Direct fulfillment offers:  You the ability ship to your customer’s customers Custom forms & labels with your customer’s logo and packing documents In our example...

H.R 3204 has passed and the coming changes will affect for your company.  Join us for a brief  webinar , where we will take you through some of the  highlights  of the bill,  the coming affect on the Healthcare Supply Chain, and some innovative software solutions to help you navigate the regulatory maze. This legislation would strengthen the prescription drug supply chain in order to protect American families against counterfeit drugs. The bill also would help prevent increases in drug prices, avoid additional drug shortages, and eliminate hundreds of millions of dollars worth of duplicative government red tape on American businesses that is harming job growth. "H ouse Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI)  " Click here for an overview :  http://energycommerce.house.gov/fact-sheet/hr-3204-drug-quality-and-security-act or for the full text:  http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr3204/text Follow the  life cycle  o...

The MDS Audit and QC module allows you to audit any document or transaction in the MDS system . " She Blinded Me With Science " is a  New Wave  song by  British  musician  Thomas Dolby , released in 1982.  what does that have to do with this post?  The song's chorus, "She blinded me with science", plays upon the colloquial British expression "to blind [someone] with science", meaning to deliberately confuse someone by giving the impression of highly complex knowledge.  Well in our own way we now can use the same technique within the MDS system. For those not familiar here is the video.  This Module is designed to allow your company to comply with   21 CFR 211 - (1) Sample size and test intervals based on statistical criteria for each attribute examined. While there are many methodologies used in sampling, the MDS QC and Audit Module offers "Systematic sampling" as a method of choosing which documents to check.  Systematic sampl...

Last week we hosted our annual user meeting and reviewed the latest updates to the MDS System.  This past year brought us over 140 updates to the Base MDS System, and 37 Customer Specific enhancements, which were requested by customers and integrated into the core MDS functionality. 144 Base Enhancements 37 Customer Specific Enhancements Customers from all over the US,  from Seattle to Miami attended and 3 clients were awarded with the prestigious TSH 10 year award , marking 10 years of continuing support with the TSH Team. Thanks all our employees and customers for their participation in making this year's event a great success.  For those who did not attend please reach out to sales@tshinc.com for your copy of  our user meeting DVD  with our latest guides, videos and a copy of all of our presentations.