PMC 28082 for Enabling Effective Catalogue and Item Knowledge Management and Systemization for the Irish Health Sector

taking a strategic initiative to strengthen catalogue and item knowledge management capabilities to support procurement, supply chain efficiency, clinical operations, and regulatory compliance across the Irish health sector. Over the past 9 months, item master data within the scope of IFMS expanded

from ~80,000 items to over 148,000 items, reflecting a rapidly growing scope of detailed itemisation of goods and services purchased and consumed. Comparable EU health organisations (e.g., NHS Supply Chain) typically maintain catalogues of