When costs rise and margins tighten, health system leaders often face a difficult challenge: cut spending without compromising patient care. By reimagining the health care supply chain as a strategic asset rather than a cost center, hospitals can realize significant, rapid health care cost savings without sacrificing clinical outcomes. Make data-driven value analysis your
It can be easy to blame the health care supply chain for rising costs. Yet when we peel back the layers, the waste often hides in plain sight. Inefficient supply chain operations quietly drain resources. Lasting savings come from tackling the root causes of supply chain waste. Below are five
Health care supply chain leaders face a paradox: they operate in an industry where clinical excellence and patient safety are non‑negotiable, yet every year they are expected to extract more savings from vendors. To help manage costs, most U.S. hospitals participate in group purchasing organizations (GPOs). But the traditional GPO
Perhaps you’re already among the health care leaders who know it’s time for supply chain to move from transactional to strategic. In a world of mounting uncertainty, health care supply chain leaders can no longer afford to take a reactive stance. From pandemics to tariffs, climate-related disasters to cyberattacks, the
Choosing the right healthcare GPO (Group Purchasing Organization) can shape the future of your health system’s supply chain performance including financial outcomes, operational resilience, and clinical outcomes. During the GPO RFP process, asking the right questions ensures alignment, transparency, and long-term value. Below is an article outline with 10 key
The quality of your healthcare technology management (HTM) program is the difference between providing reliable care with well-maintained equipment and shuffling the schedule when something breaks. The right HTM program gets you out of the endless break-fix cycle and into a unified plan to proactively manage all equipment performance and
National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. With more than 3 million licensed nurses in the US today, nurses make up the highest percentage of the US healthcare workforce. As we all know, Nurses are integral to hospitals and health systems, but they are also crucial to the work we do at Advantus too. We share the same goal of providing the best care to patients and we would not be able to achieve this without the hard work of our nurses!
Cincinnati, Ohio and Asheville, North Carolina – April 22, 2025 – Capstone Health Alliance, one of the largest regional group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in the country, announces a new strategic partnership with Advantus Health Partners, a leader in healthcare supply chain solutions. This collaboration is designed to enhance the value
Effective supply chain management is no longer a back-office function—it’s a strategic imperative that directly impacts patient care, clinician satisfaction and financial outcomes. This shift in approach requires a shift in your team, too. These two specialized roles are revolutionizing health care supply chains: surgical navigators and clinical resource program
A 49-hospital health system dramatically reduced medical waste and saved $4.9 million by implementing a strategic electrophysiology equipment reprocessing program that balanced environmental sustainability, financial innovation and quality care. Medical device reprocessing offers a promising approach as a pathway to both cost reduction and environmental stewardship without compromising patient care.
