Drone technology is continuing to spawn new ideas and innovations. Soon, drones may be delivering essential medical products to those in emergency situations, if San Francisco, Calif.-based company Zipline gets its way.
Supply Chain
Less than two years ago, UAB Medical West was struggling with how to manage its medical and surgical supplies. UAB has since improved product visibility, streamlined workflows and reduced its supply spending by 10 percent based on a per-patient, per-day…
Patientco Payments Hub integrates with revenue cycle software to provide payment processing capabilities to RCM vendors and reduce PCI scope
In a recent blog post, David Domingue, SVP Business Development, Community Hospital Corporation, explains how CHC Supply Trust helps community hospitals achieve greater savings.
David Rapp. Vice President of Supply Chain and CIO of Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital. Mr. Rapp joined Wheeling Hospital in late 2006. During that time, he led a full EHR implementation, the computerization of the cardiology department and the…
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Hospitals and health systems consistently name the supply chain as an area in which spending and waste must be reduced.
GE Healthcare of Wauwatosa, Wis., will spend at least one more year building equipment for the U.S. military, according to the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.
Health insurer WellCare Health Plans will transition its pharmacy benefit management to CVS Health Corp. effective Jan. 1, according to Reuters.
Guardian Elder Care, a healthcare organization that provides skilled nursing, personal care, and independent living services to communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, has awarded Medline with a new prime vendor agreement.
Physician offices nationwide seek vendors that can provide more than necessary medical supplies, but can help them track results and create efficiencies to achieve financial and clinical goals. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based fully integrated academic medical…