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Effective management and preventative maintenance of diagnostic imaging and biomedical equipment can improve patient access to accurate diagnoses and effective treatment while increasing reliability ... read more

3PL vendors can leverage their expertise to create flexibility and offer enhanced sourcing strategies for providers. Whether a provider is supplementing their shared inventory strategy by stockpiling... read more

As relentless as 2022 was, Vizient’s approach to supply assurance in the face of these challenges was equally unyielding. Here’s a look at a few key lessons that have shaped (and reshaped) the way Vi... read more

When it comes to her experience of being a female breadwinner, Valerie Coffman is an open book... read more

What started as a concept on the back of a napkin has grown into a full-fledged dedicated resource program geared towards helping providers enhance their pharmaceutical enterprise... read more

What started as a concept on the back of a napkin has grown into a full-fledged dedicated resource program geared towards helping providers enhance their pharmaceutical enterprise... read more

By ascertaining clinically relevant product attributes from clinicians prior to sourcing, you build greater trust with your patient-facing stakeholders. In the current climate of increasing margin pr... read more

Hospitals and health systems upgrading people, process, policy, technology and data will be critical to let all key stakeholders know that sustainable procurement is highly valued — and here to stay... read more

Drug Shortage Stewardship, a new concept that proposes a demand-side national approach, could be another tools to use when faced with the ever-present challenge of drug shortages... read more

While the “new normal” can no doubt seem daunting, there are reasons for optimism, particularly as suppliers and providers now have every opportunity — and impetus — to build more sustainable partner... read more

There’s a significant opportunity for today’s hospital laboratory professionals to refocus the value they bring to their organizations beyond maintaining test quality and fulfilling laboratory orders... read more

In the wake of the health care supply chain’s disruption during the pandemic, virtually every industry is re-examining having so little of what they depend upon produced here at home. Domestic produc... read more