Chooch Wins AI Breakthrough Award for Healthcare Supply Chain

Chooch has been named the 2025 AI Breakthrough Award winner for Decision Management Solution of the Year. A recognition that honors our real-world impact in transforming healthcare supply chain management with intelligent automation.

While many AI systems rely on dashboards and alerts, Chooch goes further. Our platform makes autonomous decisions hospitals can trust—without requiring staff input or workflow changes.

Hospitals are still Wasting Billions. Here’s why it Matters

Hospitals across the U.S. continue to face the same expensive problem: poor visibility into medical supplies. Clinicians lose time to manual counts. Inventory teams rely on outdated tracking tools. And leadership teams struggle to prevent waste and ensure readiness.

In fact:

Hospitals lose $5 billion+ annually due to expired or unused inventory
Clinicians spend up to 25% of their time on inventory-related tasks
Traditional systems offer only 80–85% inventory accuracy, compared to 99% + from Chooch AI

This isn’t just about logistics. Inventory mismanagement impacts patient care, budgets, and staff morale. In today’s healthcare environment, supply chain performance is a strategic imperative—not a back-office task.

Many hospital leaders are already shifting toward AI-powered inventory management for hospitals to address these systemic inefficiencies with real-time visibility and autonomous control.

Chooch’s Autonomous AI for Healthcare Supply Chain Management

Chooch delivers Autonomous AI for Healthcare Supply Chain Management—a touchless AI system that sees, thinks, and acts to automate hospital supply chains in real time.

Here’s how it works:

Agentic Vision AI monitors shelves and bins continuously using smart cameras
Sensor fusion and predictive analytics detect SKU movement, forecast demand, and adjust reorder thresholds
Autonomous workflows trigger reorders and escalate issues automatically—without user input
ERP/EHR integration ensures compatibility with Epic, Oracle, Workday, and others

No manual scanning, no paper tracking, no new hardware or change management. Just seamless, AI-powered inventory management for hospitals.

“It’s like going from a paper map to GPS. Supplies are just there.”
Operating Room Manager, West Coast Healthcare System Consortium

Results that Prove the Model Works

When Chooch was deployed across three hospitals, the impact was immediate:

95% fewer stockouts
Up to 47% less inventory waste
20–24% savings in rush freight costs
ROI in 12 months, with up to 4x return projected
Clinician time reclaimed by eliminating manual supply checks and reordering

Even at the individual room level, results were compelling. One med-surg room cut $4,985 in excess stock. Another increased SKU availability by over 60 items without any workflow change.

These aren’t pilot numbers. This is full production impact, delivered in live healthcare environments.

“We’re not just reducing costs—we’re protecting patient care.”
VP of Supply Chain, Chooch customer

Making the leap from reactive tracking to proactive, autonomous decision-making, as described in our post on how AI is redefining hospital inventory management has allowed organizations to improve consistency, reduce overhead, and boost supply chain readiness. We’ve also explored five key ways AI outperforms manual healthcare inventory tracking, offering practical examples of how hospitals are implementing automation at scale.
What Makes Chooch Agentic?

Unlike traditional AI systems that simply notify, Chooch uses Agentic Vision AI—technology that sees, interprets, and acts without human intervention.

Chooch’s platform is:

Proactive: Identifies issues and acts before stockouts occur
Plug-and-play: No rip-and-replace. It integrates with your existing tools
Scalable: One room or system-wide—scale as needed
Compliant: Fully HIPAA-compliant, and does not capture PHI/PII

These agentic capabilities are what separate Chooch from more limited automation tools. In What Is Agentic AI in Hospital Inventory Management?, we explain how this shift enables systems to take action independently—freeing up clinicians and supply chain teams alike.

Award Recognition that Reflects Real Results

The AI Breakthrough Awards are judged by a panel of industry experts who evaluate innovation, impact, usability, and value. Winning in the Decision Management category reflects Chooch’s ability to not only detect problems—but autonomously resolve them.

While many platforms offer visibility, Chooch delivers control. Our platform doesn’t just tell supply chain teams what’s wrong—it fixes it.

This is the future of automated healthcare supply chains.

Why this is Urgent for Healthcare Leaders

Healthcare organizations are under growing pressure to reduce costs, free up staff, and improve supply reliability—all while delivering high-quality care. According to Becker’s Hospital Review, 89% of healthcare suppliers still rely on manual processes for order management, invoicing, and payment.

That gap in automation puts supply chain operations—and patient care—at risk.

Manual inventory tracking slows clinical teams, drives up labor costs, and creates blind spots in critical areas. As Becker’s notes, modern hospitals must transition from reactive tracking to automated, real-time control, enabled by AI and cloud-based systems.

Chooch answers that call with Autonomous AI for Healthcare Supply Chain Management. By removing the need for scanning, counting, and chasing down supplies, our platform helps hospitals:

Eliminate routine inventory tasks that drain staff time
Predict stock needs before shortages occur
Ensure consistent supply availability across every room and department

The takeaway: automation isn’t an upgrade. It’s a strategic requirement. Chooch’s platform helps healthcare leaders meet that mandate with smart, scalable AI built for healthcare’s urgency and complexity.