Current challenges in SAP S/4HANA projects in hospitals (with IS-H)
Current challenges for transformation projects in the healthcare sector arise from the shortage of specialists, which is particularly noticeable in specialist departments and IT. This shortage of resources poses hurdles for the staffing of the project, which must compensate for the lack of availability.
Furthermore, the option of "system conversion" is not available as a transformation path with IS-H/i.s.h.med. Due to statutory maintenance, the IS-H system requires continuous changes and the necessary double maintenance of the project systems requires short project runtimes.
Another challenge arises from the lack of healthcare-specific content for SAP S/4HANA. For this reason, outdated processes often serve as the starting point.
It is also important to get all stakeholders on board. IS-H/i.s.h.med users should be affected as little as possible by the introduction of SAP S/4HANA. For this reason, the IS-H-relevant configurations and master data in the new SAP S/4HANA must basically correspond to those of the previous SAP ERP.
Data migration to SAP S/4HANA is particularly challenging, as access to historical data must be guaranteed for MDK processes and disputes with health insurance companies. The data migration is therefore very extensive and is not a standard case. Furthermore, a close link between IS-H and IS-H-relevant ERP data is necessary.
As an SAP focus partner for the healthcare sector, Scheer GmbH can provide targeted support to raise the maturity level of digitization to the next level of certification as quickly as possible.
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