Author: Vakhulaa Parthasarathy

Setting Expectations for Courier Services Providers

By: Vakhulaa Parthasarathy
Date: April 4, 2019
Category: Supply Chain
Filed under: Courier Services, Freight, Outsourcing, Performance Benchmarks, Purchased Services

Recent mergers and acquisitions have resulted in a complex process of integrating individual care sites into an organization’s central network system. With an emphasis to reduce overhead and operating costs, hospitals should focus on centralizing their freight spend to generate cost savings. Organizations are generally aware of inbound and outbound shipment costs related to courier […]

The Quest for Price Parity: How to Align Hospital and Non-Hospital Location’s Cost Containment Strategies

By: Vakhulaa Parthasarathy
Date: February 19, 2019
Category: Supply Chain
Filed under: Cost Containment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Non-Acutes, Price Parity, System Expansion

Alternate care sites—clinics, urgent care, physician practices, home health, and long-term care—increasingly represent key access points for patients. A recent survey, conducted by the Health Industry Distributors Association, found that 71% of health systems plan to increase their community footprint by acquiring non-hospital facilities. Despite the potential financial benefits of system expansion, providers continue to […]

Key Considerations When Choosing and Installing an Infant Security System

By: Vakhulaa Parthasarathy
Date: November 23, 2018
Category: Supply Chain
Filed under: Abduction Prevention, Departmental collaboration, Infant Security, RFID

Define Your Requirements Before shopping for systems, hospitals should review their existing infrastructure— including security systems, human resources, hardware and software support, technology devices, storage facilities, and IT services—to support a smooth integration of infant protection solution. Hospitals can form an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, safety representatives, nursing leadership, and educators to outline the facility’s […]