Tag: Vendor credentialing

Tips for Managing Relationships with Suppliers and Service Providers

By: Jake Jenkins
Date: March 27, 2019
Category: Supply Chain
Filed under: compliance, Contracting, Purchased Services, Suppliers, training, Vendor credentialing, Vendor Management

Managing vendor relationships can be challenging for several reasons. The high volume of manufacturers and suppliers hospital supply chains deal with can be daunting. Distributors and purchasing organizations can help make it more manageable, but with thousands upon thousands of SKUs at any given hospital, they cannot cover all of it. On top of that, […]

The Importance of Visibility in Vendor Credentialing

By: Jon Bortin
Date: May 8, 2018
Category: Supply Chain
Filed under: Supply chain, Vendor credentialing

Vendor credentialing, the certification process that vendors and sales representatives go through in order to gain access to healthcare provider facilities, is necessary to guarantee the safety of staff and patients, protect a provider’s business interests, and comply with legal rules. At many hospitals and health systems, vendor credentialing is the responsibility of the supply […]