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Observation of the Shifting Market Dynamics in Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
October 20, 2021

Health care is constantly changing and evolving and with the continual movement towards technological integration, the competitive landscape for minimally invasive surgical procedures using robotics ... read more

Data, analytics and AI
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Vizient's Resiliency and Recovery Program Provides Comprehensive Resources and Rapid Response
October 19, 2021

Nearly one in three Americans lived in a county affected by a weather disaster during the summer of 2021. These weather disasters come on top of the existing COVID-19 pandemic, further straining hosp... read more

Financial sustainability
Clinical operations and quality
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Is Your Hospital Interested in Joining the Specialty Pharmacy Trend? Here are Five Things to Consider
September 22, 2021

Specialty pharmaceuticals continue to dominate drug approvals and purchasing. And while many hospitals operate a specialty pharmacy, there’s still room for growth. Here’s five questions to ask when c... read more

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The Reemergent Rumblings of Consolidated Service Centers: Does it Make Sense for your Supply Chain
September 10, 2021

There’s no doubt that the current pandemic has changed the way we think about many things in nearly all aspects of our lives, both personally and in our work. For hospital and health system supply ch... read more

Financial sustainability
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Transforming to a High-Reliability Health Care Organization: Moving from Theory to Practice
September 9, 2021

Health care leaders frequently state their organization is on a high-reliability journey—but why? The simple explanation is the desire to have more reliable outcomes and overall performance. Achievin... read more

Financial sustainability
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Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy is Alive and Enhancing an Integrated Patient Experience
August 13, 2021

Mark Twain once said, “the report of my death was an exaggeration.” And throughout history, that statement was misquoted many times by those wanting to embellish a misjudged outcome. Given recent new... read more

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Joint Commission and Block Charting During Emergencies: Is it Right for Your Hospital?
July 29, 2021

Nurses on the front line are often challenged to document each individual dose adjustment of complicated medication titrations while simultaneously providing emergent/urgent care to patients. Guidanc... read more

Clinical operations and quality
Workforce management and culture
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The Shift from Reprocessed to Single-Use Endoscopes Grows: Is it Right for Your Organization?
July 21, 2021

The disposable endoscopes market was valued at $1.3 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow 16.9% from 2021 to 2028 due to the low cost of maintenance, the rising prevalence of chronic diseases and c... read more

Supply chain and cost management
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You’ve Been Hit: How a Downtime Plan for Your Health System Pharmacy Can Support Continuity of Care While Offline
July 1, 2021

Cyberattacks are at an all-time high, with health care consistently in the top five industries targeted by cyber criminals. Because health system pharmacies rely heavily on networks, software and ele... read more

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Improving Human and Environmental Health: A Call for Environmentally Preferred Health Care Sourcing
June 25, 2021

As health care organizations, our sourcing practices directly impact the environment and the health of the communities we serve. To operate responsibly, it is essential that we consider how our purch... read more

Supply chain and cost management
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Is Your Health System Ready for Direct-to-Employer Contracting? Four Keys to Success
June 18, 2021

Agrowing number of self-insured employers are bypassing traditional benefit networks offered by insurers and instead contracting directly with health systems to deliver health care services to their ... read more

Financial sustainability
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Five Things you Can Do Right Now to Protect your Health System Pharmacy from Cyber Intrusions
June 8, 2021

Cyber intrusions continue to plague health care organizations and the impact has been heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic as resources and personnel are stretched thin and cyber attackers take ad... read more