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Understanding the ‘D Word’ in Healthcare Supply Chain
How many healthcare supply chain practitioners does it take to manage inventory? Answer: We don’t know, because we, by and large, have not gone there yet. Most organizations use their materials management systems and supply chain talent to manage the … Continue reading
Sorting Through the Technology Clutter
Think about what picture could go with this caption: “The storytelling industry has endured many waves of disruptive technology.” The picture was published in the April issue of Fast Company magazine. The second sentence reads: “Here, director Martin Scorsese demos … Continue reading
Releasing Your Inner Mentor
I have always been amazed in the harmony and inner-connectedness of one’s personal and business pursuits. Case in point: Not long ago, my wife and I were given a wondrous gift of life in the birth of our first grandchild. … Continue reading
Passing the Torch: Mentoring and Succession Planning
After 47 years in healthcare, I have a lot to look back on, and for the most part I am satisfied with what I have been able to accomplish. Forty years ago I began reducing inventory levels, focusing on the … Continue reading
Sorting Through the Technology Clutter
Think about what picture could go with this caption: “The storytelling industry has endured many waves of disruptive technology.” The picture was published in the April issue of Fast Company magazine. The second sentence reads: “Here, director Martin Scorsese demos … Continue reading
Measurement (and Transparency) Drives Behavior
This issue, we welcome our first guest contributor, Glen Hall, who writes on how to answer the key questions to help sort out the wheat from the chaff amid the deluge of new healthcare products and services. Meanwhile, our own … Continue reading
Answering the “It” Question
Day after day, year after year, healthcare professionals evaluate a myriad of new products and services for their respective institutions. From high-end imaging equipment down to bandages, the barrage of new items is never-ending, with each manufacturer claiming that its … Continue reading
Benchmarking 102
Last month I wrote about the importance of benchmarking and described the three types most frequently encountered in healthcare supply chain – competitive benchmarking, punitive/or else benchmarking and operational benchmarking. At the end of the article, I promised to write … Continue reading
VUEMED, Optimé Team Up to Give Hospitals Ability to Track, Analyze All Supply Data
SKOKIE, IL — (Marketwired – Apr 17, 2013) — VUEMED and Optimé Supply Chain, two leaders in healthcare supply chain technology, have joined forces to create OptiVue™, an exclusive Web-based software solution that gives hospital managers and … Continue reading
Measurement (and Transparency) Drives Behavior
This issue, we welcome our first guest contributor, Glen Hall, who writes on how to answer the key questions to help sort out the wheat from the chaff amid the deluge of new healthcare products and services. Meanwhile, our own … Continue reading
