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Supply chain and cost management
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Paints Bigger Picture by Linking Testing to Treatment

Recent innovations in the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (NMMI) represent several scintillating moments that have a big-picture effect on health care... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Strategies to leverage health care purchasing power toward sustainability and a healthier future

By consistently scrutinizing social and environmental impact in all purchasing decisions, health care organizations can leverage their total purchasing power to influence suppliers and vendors to low... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Building a Healthier Future: The Intersection of Healthcare Design and Climate

Hospitals can play an important role in reducing the future impacts of climate change through more sustainable planning, design and construction. It requires prioritizing using carbon capture product... read more

Supply chain and cost management
How a Community Purchasing Strategy for Hospital Services and Supplies Can Improve Community Health and Strengthen Communities in the New Year

Amid all the uncertainties facing the health care industry today, one thing is clear. We need to continue to improve the health of our communities and do so in a way that supports, honors and leverag... read more

Supply chain and cost management
How Surgical Tray Standardization Saved One Hospital $50,000 and What You Should Know

As hospitals and health systems continue to work to manage costs while maintaining quality, surgical tray standardization remains an untapped resource for many organizations. As surgeons request inst... read more

Supply chain and cost management
30 Years in Health Care Supply Chain … Why?

My vice president recently asked our team to think about our “why” as it relates to our career in the health care supply chain. While I love the work I do, I realized I had never really thought about... read more

Supply chain and cost management
The Shift from Reprocessed to Single-Use Endoscopes Grows: Is it Right for Your Organization?

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
Improving Human and Environmental Health: A Call for Environmentally Preferred Health Care Sourcing
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by Cristina Indiveri, MS

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
Aligned for Success: 3 Ways to Strengthen the Relationship Between Hospital Contracting and Clinical Value Analysis Teams

Clinical value analysis, in its essence, is a decision-making platform where the clinical value analysis team pulls data and information from various sources to tell a story around the initiative at ... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Four Ways Hospital Supply Chain Leaders Can Get the Most Value from their GPO in the Facilities and Construction Space

As hospital supply chain departments evolve, they likely will have driven out most all operating expenses in the traditional spend categories. To continue to achieve the savings target supply chain d... read more