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
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
Exclusive supply chain GPO contracts handcuff health systems by limiting their options and stifling value.
Executives in the health care supply chain are challenging how things are done. They are thinking differently about supply chain, moving it from a line item to the bottom line. Recent years have been tough, with lots of challenges, like more drug shortages than we’ve seen in almost 10 years. Success
Health system leaders look to reduce their overall costs by targeting supply chain optimization — almost half say it’s their No. 1 cost-saving initiative this year. But amid financial challenges, inflation and supply shortages, that goal is much trickier to achieve today. The traditional group purchasing organization (GPO) approach fails to
Corporate Vice President, Supply Chain Clinical Transformation Amy Whitaker was recently a featured leader in an American Healthcare Leader story. She discusses the launch of Advantus Health Partners and our goal of addressing the increasing cost of healthcare.
In a year highlighted by the formation of Advantus Health Partners, we have reached a new milestone in the supply chain field. Bon Secours Mercy Health ranks seventh in the coveted Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2021.
Hurry and other panelists discuss how healthcare organizations are using supply chain and utilization management to improve their financial wellbeing after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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When Dan Hurry was diagnosed with cancer, he had an epiphany. At the time of his diagnosis, he had been working in supply chain management for over 30 years. He was an expert. However, his observations in the hospital where he was being treated – what he describes as a total disconnect between clinicians and the different parts of the diagnosis and treatment process – got him thinking.
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!
This Women’s History Month, Advantus Health Partners would like to highlight two essential people on our team, Angie Baltz and Michelle Wall.
