The responsibilities in healthcare supply chain seem to be never-ending. And there always seems to be more to do than there are resources to actually do the work. Many teams find themselves stuck in[...]
Supply chain cost savings efforts have many more impacts on a health system beyond the bottom line. From my experience in direct patient care, accounts payable, and supply chain analysis, I’ve seen[...]
Strong clinical data is at the heart of every strategic initiative around physician utilization, case cost analysis, clinical standardization, orthopedic savings and clinical integration. Without[...]
Quality enterprise data analytics are an essential component of any healthcare enterprise data strategy. Yet healthcare systems face particular enterprise analytics challenges. One of these[...]
Today’s post is part three in our series on the importance of data enrichment for large hospitals and hospital systems. In part one, Nic Sagez, Curvo’s Chief Technology Officer, addressed data[...]
In order to be strategic about spend data, we must first understand the role of the researcher and analyst. So it is the responsibility of a supply chain professional to ensure that reporting and[...]
We’re continuing today with part two in the series on the importance of data enrichment. In case you haven’t read it yet, part one explores the impact on enterprise data strategy from the perspective[...]
Price creep is a pervasive issue in healthcare. And for those hospitals that are attempting to manage it, price creep can become a significant element of the supply chain workload. While healthcare[...]
A regional, 300+ bed academic medical center located in the U.S. has been recognized frequently for its excellence in joint replacement surgery as well as the overall quality of care and attention to[...]
As the medical industry continues to improve the devices used in procedures, healthcare supply chain teams need to have a medical device classification system that is robust enough to identify the[...]