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Partnering for Optimal Supply Chain Performance
If the pandemic ushered in the worst of times for hospital supply chain managers, would a decline of COVID-19 cases bring about the best of times? The reality is that...
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If the pandemic ushered in the worst of times for hospital supply chain managers, would a decline of COVID-19 cases bring about the best of times? The reality is that...
>Presumably, your hospital’s group purchasing organization (“GPO”) is saving you money on supplies, but how does it measure up otherwise?
A lot of relationships between hospitals and their GPO turn...
>CEO involvement critical to optimizing performance.
It’s common knowledge that supplies often comprise 25 percent or more of a typical hospital budget. Compared to larger institutions, community hospitals with less...
Optimizing supply-chain expenses has taken on greater importance due to a continuing trend of rising prices. Hospitals face price hikes of 5 to 10 percent for some PPE categories for...
>While some states are lifting stay-at-home orders as new cases of COVID-19 level off, many rural areas are seeing an uptick in cases and may be weeks away from peaking....
>Hospital supply chain management has become a red-hot buzzword these days in the medical field, and its importance seems to be growing exponentially every few months. Most hospitals are faced...
>Across the United Sates, news of the rising cost of healthcare is spreading. The U.S. government reported that Americans spent $3.65 trillion on healthcare in 2018. This level of spending...
>In 2020, supply chain costs are projected to surpass labor as the greatest expense for the average hospital. That’s why the supply chain continues to be a main focus of...
>Supply costs are one of the fastest-growing cost centers for hospitals. Yet 18% track no supply chain metrics at all, according to a recent industry survey. As health supply chain...
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