A New Year, Same Pressures — But Sharper Tools Health systems are heading into 2026 with a familiar pair of pressures: relentless financial constraints and increasingly unpredictable operational demands. Even as teams work hard to stabilize day-to-day operations, they’re also staring down another year of change, complexity, and uncertainty. The
If you’re a health system supply chain leader feeling squeezed between escalating costs and growing local demands, you’re not alone. Hospital expenses are outpacing inflation — in 2024, they grew
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
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 model
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 past
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 questions
Combined GPOs expand purchasing power to support sustained cost reductions Cincinnati, Ohio and Louisville, KY (Feb. 6, 2024) — Advantus Health Partners, an end-to-end health care supply chain solutions company and Alliant Purchasing LLC have formed a strategic partnership that will expand the purchasing power for members. “Our vendor partnerships
Dan Hurry, president of Advantus Health Partners, received the GHXcellence Supply Chain Leadership Award at the 2023 Global Healthcare Exchange Summit. GHXcellence Awards recognize provider and supplier organizations, and individuals who demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to enhancing patient care and community well-being. Since stepping into the health care industry, Dan
At Advantus Health Partners, we are proud to announce that this year, one of our clients, Bon Secours Mercy Health, was ranked 10th on the list for Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2023. The ranking is based on alignment to environment, social, and governance (ESG), financial performance, quality
The health care industry is increasingly focused on transforming operations to deliver better patient outcomes while managing rising costs. One area with great potential for improvement is supply chain. In the latest episode of Outcomes Rocket, Dr. Jimmy Chung, chief medical officer at Advantus Health Partners, dives into how strategic
As a practicing general surgeon for over 20 years, Dr. Jimmy Chung, chief medical officer for Advantus Health Partners, witnessed staggering amounts of operating room medical waste. When he moved from clinical care to health care leadership, he vowed to do something about that. Now Dr. Chung leads the Clinical
Through the strategic partnership with Medline and our members, Advantus Health Partners is transforming the way health care supplies are delivered. This partnership extends beyond traditional distribution of supply chain transactions, incorporating real-time data, analytics, and operational efficiency. By this partnership, if a demand arises at the bedside or within
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!
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
