What is “nearshoring” and how can it solve many of your most pressing healthcare supply chain issues? On this Power Supply Vendor Spotlight™ we highlight Caresfield, an organization that began serving in the niche of healthcare labels, but eventually grew into disposable tourniquets, patient ID bands, cohesive bandages and specimen collection products. Nick Fruge, VP…
Read MoreWhat is the difference between real property and personal property in healthcare? While the initial tag for real property may seem the most costly, did you know that personal property often costs more than real property? How does your organization manage personal property in terms of maintaining an accurate inventory, tracking the assets and accounting…
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl highlights some important tips for navigating current (and future) supply chain challenges: “There is a tendency to beat up on your suppliers in challenging times, but your suppliers are having the same challenges you are in the new healthcare economy, such as lower profits,…
Read MoreAre you tired of the exhausting manual process of taking inventory? How much waste and revenue loss does your organization experience related to the lack of visibility to expiration dates and lot numbers? The FDA requirements for UDI (Unique Device Identifier) represents a significant opportunity for improving inventory management and preventing revenue loss by reallocating…
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl shares three tips for monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) of your projects: “It’s been our experience that the most important factor in the selection of your core project team membership (the people who get things done on time and on budget) is that they…
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Value Analysis workflows have been managed manually for far too long. Has your organization adopted technology to better manage the process and break down the silos within the supply chain? Stephen Kinsella, Owner of the Data Leverage Group joins Justin Poulin to share his success with helping supply chain automate value analysis by codifying the…
Read MoreWhat makes sourcing pharmaceuticals different from other categories within the healthcare supply chain? Shortages have placed stress on the system that require healthcare organization to look for substitutes and alternative suppliers. Not everyone understands the underlying causes of these shortages and while the industry has always dealt with shortages there are also newer challenges that…
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl talks about the importance of “objection busters” for your hospital’s VAT: “One example is a COO who, after a value analysis team meeting where he was their champion, cornered doctors in his hospital’s hallways to discuss why they turned down the opportunity to save…
Read MoreHow do you move beyond price point in large scale negotiations? What level of emphasis should benchmarking have in the process and how should data be leveraged to ensure physician and clinician alignment? How do you identify what the market can bear and prevent an inflated market, especially considering the raw material shortages influencing the…
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl shares solutions for the little leaks and big outflows that may be happening around your health system: “No longer can we sit by and watch our hospital’s supply expense leaks get bigger and bigger. We need to plug them now, so we can help…
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