Sanacare Meets Patients’ Needs and FDA Requirements with the Aid of Fishbowl
Customer Company Size
SME
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Fishbowl Warehouse
Tech Stack
- Inventory Management Software
- Barcode Scanning System
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Track & Trace of Assets
- Inventory Management
Services
- System Integration
- Training
About The Customer
SanaCare is an international distributor of medical products, selling everything from disposable items to certified medical devices to hospitals and doctors across North and South America and the Caribbean. The company was founded in 1995 by Frank Maresma and has grown significantly since then. SanaCare's product range includes everything that one would find in an operating room, from gowns to bouffant caps. The company prioritizes patient needs and healing over prices, always looking for ways to make the healing process faster and more effective for each patient.
The Challenge
SanaCare, an international distributor of medical products, was facing challenges in managing its inventory and meeting FDA requirements for traceability of medical goods. The company had grown significantly since its inception in 1995, and the existing manual processes for inventory management were no longer sufficient. The company needed a solution that could automate the process of capturing product information, including lot number and serial number, and inputting it onto the patient's record. This was crucial to comply with FDA regulations and maintain good customer relations.
The Solution
To address its challenges, SanaCare implemented Fishbowl, an inventory management solution. Fishbowl helped automate many of the company's manual processes, including recording inventory transactions. With the new scanning system, warehouse workers could capture all product information directly from barcodes, reducing the potential for human error. Fishbowl Go, an app used to scan barcodes and enter product information directly into the main Fishbowl software, was instrumental in this process. Additionally, Fishbowl's seamless integration with QuickBooks was a significant asset to the company's accounting department, eliminating the need for double data entry.
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