News of the coronavirus continues to capture the world’s imagination. Last week, as the virus spread in Italy and South Korea, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that an outbreak in the United States was not a matter of if, but when. Healthcare organizations are doing what they can to prepare for […]
Category: Supply Chain
A Look at Healthcare Supply Chain Trends in 2020
Date:
February 10, 2020
Category:
Supply Chain
Throughout the 2000s, the healthcare supply chain underwent a major transformation, evolving from a transactional product and cost center into an established partner able to deliver value throughout the organization. Now, as we head into the new decade, the supply chain appears set to continue along the path of holistic partnership with other departments and […]
Managing ED Overcrowding: Q&A With Sharp HealthCare’s Janet Hanley
Date:
January 30, 2020
Category:
Supply Chain
In the United States, ED overcrowding is a major concern in most hospitals. Recent media reports highlight the perils and challenges of busy EDs, including “A Doctor’s Diary: The Overnight Shift in the E.R.” in last month’s New York Times. That article noted, “Americans visit the E.R. more than 140 million times a year – […]
HBI’s Latest Report Focuses on Supply Chain Standardization
Date:
January 28, 2020
Category:
Supply Chain
Healthcare supply chain professionals play a key role in helping organizations achieve not only financial goals but also goals related to the patient experience. Indeed, the supply chain has visibility across healthcare operations and is positioned to drive cost-saving initiatives that also keep the patient experience at top of mind. With that in mind, members […]
How the Healthcare Supply Chain Can Impact the Patient Experience
Date:
November 4, 2019
Category:
Supply Chain
At first glance, the impact supply chain has directly on the patient experience may seem more obscure than unequivocal. Certainly, the supply chain often plays an important role in ensuring positive clinical outcomes—through proper vetting of new devices and holistic value analysis efforts, for example—and containing care costs, but these factors are often not characterized […]
Are You Compliant With Medicare Reporting for Medical Device Credits?
Date:
October 17, 2019
Category:
Supply Chain
In recent years, medical device credit payments have been closely examined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as many hospitals have been found non-compliant with reporting requirements. For instance, the Office of Inspector General released a report in 2018 highlighting more than 200 health systems in the United States that did not fulfill […]
3 Steps to Better Supply Spend Management for Stroke Centers
Date:
September 18, 2019
Category:
Supply Chain
Filed under:
Benchmarking, Bundling, Cost Containment, Metrics, Spend Management, Stroke Centers, Supply chain, Vendor Management
Stroke centers incur significant supply spend due to expensive stroke device investments and by providing 24/7 neurosurgical coverage. Effective management of supply spend enables stroke centers to drive innovation, provide quality care, and increase profits. To achieve effective management, hospitals can facilitate collaboration between stroke leadership, supply chain teams, and physicians to choose the best […]
Top 5 Tips for Implementing a Patient Flow Management Solution
Date:
August 13, 2019
Category:
Supply Chain
Patient flow management solutions allow hospitals to effectively manage real-time patient transfers and bed logistics to improve care quality. The patient flow management solutions market is categorized into hardware, software, and services. U.S. healthcare providers prefer software solutions as they offer better integration capabilities with computers and mobile phones. Patient flow management products enable users […]
Category Management: The Key to Collaboration?
By:
Jake Jenkins
Date:
July 9, 2019
Category:
Supply Chain
Filed under:
Career Development, Category Management, Collaboration, Contracting, Procurement, Sourcing, Staffing
Sourcing and purchasing departments should function symbiotically—two parts of procurement whole. However, many organizations find that the alignment is not as strong as they would hope, which has led to some self-reflection on the best way to build symmetry into the departments. This can come down to a question of philosophy. What are your organization’s […]