Is PPI Standardization the Answer to More Savings?
I just read an article in one of our industry’s leading supply chain publications touting the benefits of the standardization of physician preference items (PPI)…
I just read an article in one of our industry’s leading supply chain publications touting the benefits of the standardization of physician preference items (PPI)…
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I recently had a sales call with a hospital Director who was interested in starting a Clinical Supply Utilization Management (CSUM) program at his hospital….
When I’m giving a seminar, workshop, or masterclass, I am often asked, “What happens if you run out of price savings?” Some of the typical…
It has been my experience that very few things in life and in business have one all-encompassing solution. However, group purchasing seems to be the…
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