Improvement Strategies for Your Value Analysis Program for 2025 and Beyond
I often hear Value Analysis and Supply Chain professionals talk about how “mature” their VA/Supply Chain programs are. This is great to know but I am…
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Do Hospital Supply Chains Turn to Subs Too Early Without First Checking for Original OEM Products?
Hospital supply chains often turn to substitute medical products too quickly, primarily due to various pressures and system limitations. Below is an expanded discussion of…
Who is Pulling the Levers Behind the Curtain?
I have worked with several GPOs, attended their conferences, presented, and participated in new technology committees, helping create guidelines and policies for regional and national…
Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders: It’s Important to Figure Out Which Way the Wind is Blowing
“Eighty-five percent of Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders believe that savings are going to come from the almighty price, but think again.” This may sound cliché,…
Hospital Supply Chain Professionals: Keep the Faith!
“These are just a few ideas for when you and your team are feeling the pinch of the everyday pressures of the hospital supply chain/value…
The Value Curve: Cost vs. Value and Risk Assessment in Supply Chain Management
We’ve all seen the four Value/Cost and Risk graph quadrants. They are used in decision-making to measure the source of truth within Supply Chain Management….
3 Steps to Fast Tracking Clinical Supply Utilization Savings
Every chief financial officer at every health system wants more savings from their supply chain organization and even more so today with the challenge of…
AI And Value Analysis: A Natural Fit
“AI will be one of the answers for value analysis practitioners to save time while improving savings, quality, and outcomes because it enables the execution…
Featured Articles May 2023 – Healthcare Value Analysis & Utilization Management Magazine
Just Released May 2023 Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine Featured Articles Article Title/Link Article By: Link FEATURED – Value Analysis Leadership Interview: Winning…
Clinical Supply Integration: Do You Know What It Means?
As a discipline, we have been talking about clinical supply integration (CSI) for a number of years now, but do we really know what this…
Big Savings in Retrospective Value Analysis Reviews
“The bottom line here is that retrospective value analysis reviews are valuable to healthcare organizations who are in dire need of big savings which will…
5 Incredibly Useful KPI Tips for Supply Chain/Value Analysis Professionals to Know Where You Stand
What we are seeing in the healthcare marketplace is that CEOs, COOs, and CFOs are scrambling to plug the huge holes in their labor and…
The New Normal in Healthcare Supply Chain: Financial Uncertainty
Healthcare Supply Chain Expense Savings Opportunities Could Be Easier and Better Than You Think If You Know Where You Stand “While we have seen a…