IFMS is the single national Integrated Financial Management and Procurement System for the entire Health Sector.
It includes:
- HSE
- Tusla
- Section 38 organisations
- larger Section 39 organisations
It is a major transformation programme for the Irish Health Sector. It replaces multiple, outdated systems with one modern unified finance and procurement system.
IFMS introduces modern technology, standard finance and procurement processes and a new operating model based on shared services.
The HSE has adopted the industry-leading platforms SAP S/4 HANA and SAP Ariba.
IFMS Benefits
IFMS creates many benefits for our Health Sector. It standardises financial and procurement information across statutory and voluntary services.
It improves:
- timely financial reporting and forecasting
- financial management, governance, compliance and transparency
This helps to:
- compare costs across the sector
- create a fairer and evidence-based resource allocation model
- show value for money to support investment in service development
Who uses or will use IFMS
Staff who order or pay for goods and services.
IFMS covers three key areas:
- Procure To Pay (P2P) - procurement, purchasing goods/services and inventory and invoice management
- Order To Cash (O2C) - patient billing and general income
- Finance - budgetary management, financial reporting, forecasting and accounting
The IFMS FAQs are available to HSE staff on a dedicated SharePoint site. For details, please contact change.ifms@hse.ie
