Hospital perioperative services departments account for up to 70% of total hospital expenditures and are unique in their ability to affect the bottom line as well as clinical outcomes. This…
Hospital and health system leaders have a new resource for initiating the multidisciplinary collaboration and organization-wide acceptance that is needed to meet their value-based goals. The Healthcare Supply Chain: Best…
In 2013, the FDA released a rule that established a unique device identifier (UDI) system designed to identify and track medical devices through their distribution and use. Per the FDA…
We have officially entered the patient-centered era in healthcare. The many initiatives introduced through the Affordable Care Act have been designed to encourage this shift from more services to better care. However, this change,…
The client identified a need for cost reduction, operational improvement, and overall financial improvement, with a targeted goal of saving $18 million over three years. Nexera conducted a supply chain…
Over the past few years, the healthcare industry has experienced a sea change. The Affordable Care Act has led to the adoption of new systems and payment methodologies that approach…
Last month, I had the opportunity to give a presentation at the ACHE 2016 Congress on Leadership. This event brings together healthcare executives from across the country to discuss what…
Our client needed to take aggressive steps to remain an independent operation while facing significant merger pressures. After restructuring significant debt, leadership at the hospital recognized that financial success would…
Healthcare reform is undeniably changing the way healthcare is delivered and consumed in the Unites States. And the biggest change may not be financial or organizational but rather philosophical. (more…)
This month, supply chain professionals from across the country gather at the annual conference hosted by the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM). In honor of the work…