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Reshaping supply chain services for maximum impact
February 28, 2025

One health system’s supply chain services division gained more than $1 million in new value in 6 months... read more

Financial sustainability
Supply chain and cost management
Article
Supply chain executives discuss strategy, innovation and resilience — and their biggest lessons learned
February 26, 2025

Eric Tritch, chief supply chain officer and senior vice president at UChicago Medicine, and Richard Bagley, vice president of supply chain at UCHealth and former chief supply chain officer at Penn St... read more

Financial sustainability
Article
Highlights from the Spend Management Outlook
February 5, 2025

The Spend Management Outlook provides insight into supply and pharmacy trends anticipated from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. Here are the main highlights for pharmacy and medical devices and servic... read more

Financial sustainability
Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Supply chain and cost management
Blog
5 ways to improve the RFP process for providers and suppliers
January 23, 2025

Thoughtful consideration should be given to the RFP process. Here are 5 ways to ensure the best outcome for both providers and suppliers... read more

Financial sustainability
Supply chain and cost management
Article
Rating Agency Update: Supplemental Funding Programs, Cybersecurity, and Industry Outlooks
December 17, 2024

Supplemental funding programs, cybersecurity risks, and industry outlooks were the themes of this year’s Therese L. Wareham Rating Agency Panel at the 2024 Kaufman Hall Healthcare Leadership Conferen... read more

Financial sustainability
Blog
Be prepared. Be very prepared.
December 11, 2024

With extension of the 2017 tax cuts identified as a key priority for the incoming Trump administration, offsetting expense actions will be needed to avoid increasing the federal deficit. Hospital lea... read more

Financial sustainability
Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Blog
Will the Hospital Industry Finally Land Its First “Triple A”?
December 4, 2024

A growth strategy focused on access, accretive opportunities, and ambulatory represents a new “Triple A” for hospitals and health systems... read more

Financial sustainability
Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Blog post
The silver tsunami: Challenges and opportunities in creating a seamless care continuum
December 3, 2024

Complexity of care, involvement of multiple specialists and fragmented systems are challenging for older adults and their caregivers. As the aging population rapidly increases, it’s vital for health ... read more

Financial sustainability
Article
Don’t 340B wasteful: Save costs by sussing out suboptimal purchasing processes
November 20, 2024

For many healthcare systems, the 340B Drug Pricing Program can be a saver ... and a stressor. That’s why systems like Intermountain Health have devoted centralized resources to helping their more tha... read more

Financial sustainability
Blog
The Case for a Strong Corporate Strategy Function
November 14, 2024

As health systems enter a period of relative stabilization following the pandemic and its inflationary aftermath, many leaders are rethinking their organization’s enterprise strategy... read more

Financial sustainability
Data on the EDGE
Strategic Shifts in Surgery: Navigating the Rise of ASCs
October 31, 2024

Outpatient procedures are shifting to ASCs for efficiency and cost savings, posing challenges and risks for hospitals in maintaining market share... read more

Financial sustainability
Clinical operations and quality
Article
Four market trends that every CFO should be watching
October 29, 2024

Perhaps one of the biggest questions in healthcare right now is: How do we control the increasing cost trend? There’s no easy answer — but, according to Kristin Oberfeld, Vizient principal, it starts... read more

Clinical operations and quality
Financial sustainability