Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
U.S. hospitals create more than 29 pounds of waste per staffed bed per day. Health care delivery often puts the U.S. healthcare system in a juxtaposition of caring for the patient while harming the environment.
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A clinically integrated supply chain breaks down key barriers between supply chain and clinical teams to deliver better patient care. However, many health systems don’t have an approach or a solution to help them establish their clinical integration goals, explained Christina…
In collaboration with Cardinal Health
Medical waste from hospitals and health systems is one of the top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., and disposable medical supplies play a primary role, according to a column written by Alan Robin, MD, emeritus associate professor…
Vermont is beginning to figure out what to do with the extra medical supplies it ordered during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and health experts are challenged with ensuring the state has an ample supply for future outbreaks while…
Most hospitals and health systems are seeing greater availability of various types of personal protective equipment compared to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the overall PPE supply chain is still fragile, according to data from Premier.
Ten hospitals and health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
Environmental sustainability is an important initiative for health systems, especially because the industry is one of the most carbon-intensive service sectors in the world.
In collaboration with Cardinal Health
Some California hospitals may have to delay surgeries because of a national blood shortage, ABC30 News, an ABC station in Fresno, Calif., reported April 20.
Employee burnout rates in the healthcare sector were exceptionally high even before COVID-19. Burnout has a significant adverse influence on clinicians’ overall well-being, as well as their sense of job fulfillment, which results in higher employee turnover rates, lower-quality patient care and decreased patient…
In collaboration with BD
With COVID-19, personal protective equipment acquisition has been top of mind for healthcare leaders across the country. PPE concerns aren’t new, however. Even before the pandemic, healthcare organizations were reexamining their purchase criteria for medical gloves. To reduce allergic reactions…
In collaboration with Ansell