The traditional approach to health care supply chain operations is facing a transformative shift. In an article with Healthcare Purchasing News, Jimmy Chung, MD, chief medical officer at Advantus Health Partners, sheds light on the future of supply chain transformation. As health systems recognize the pivotal role of supply chain
In an increasingly interconnected health care landscape, the role of supply chain management has never been more crucial. From ensuring the availability of essential medical resources to optimizing costs without compromising patient care, supply chain management serves as a cornerstone of effective health care operations. On a SoundPractice podcast episode,
The current state of health care spending in the United States is a cause for concern, with unsustainable costs and significant waste. Jimmy Chung, M.D., chief medical officer at Advantus, highlights the key issues contributing to this crisis. Below are some of the strategies Dr. Chung proposed in an article
At Advantus Health Partners, we’re passionate about helping health systems reduce their supply chain spend. On a recent episode of PSQH: The Podcast, Jimmy Chung, M.D., chief medical officer of Advantus Health Partners, shares lessons learned from 2022 and areas of opportunity for health systems. Shortages are still expected to
Jimmy Chung, M.D., chief medical officer at Advantus Health Partners will be a panelist at SAGES 2023 in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, April 1, 8:00 am-3:30pm. The How to Bring New Technology to Your Hospital panel discussion will focus on how surgeons can introduce new technology, including devices and procedures,
Advantus Health Partners started 2023 by welcoming Gary Welch, director of procurement and supply chain at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, and his team of supply chain and clinical leaders to study best practice models of operating room (OR) design and management. The goal: Expanding surgical capacity The
At Advantus Health Partners, we know how crucial physician leadership is to supply chain. That’s why we have a Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jimmy Chung. We help our own clients harness their clinical leadership for supply chain expertise. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we supported Bon Secours Mercy Health’s physician
Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jimmy Chung joined Becker’s Healthcare Podcast to discuss clinical quality and developing value-based patient experience. Dr. Chung focused on several dimensions in the fifteen-minute podcast.
As a supply chain solutions company, Advantus started by managing supply chain for Bon Secours Mercy Health, a 50-hospital health system. Early on, we discovered that involving clinicians in the supply chain process led to better outcomes for patients and helped reduce costs.
Supply chain departments play an important role in the acquisition of medical devices and supplies. Physicians have the power to take on a larger role in this decision-making process.
National Doctors Day honors the physicians who help save lives every day around the United States. The holiday first started in 1933 in Winder, Georgia, and since then has been celebrated every year on March 30, which was the first anniversary of a doctor using ether anesthesia. Today, we continue to celebrate medical advances like these and thank all of our Bon Secours Mercy Health doctors across our entire footprint who have spent so much time and energy mastering their fields of expertise.
In honor of National Doctors Day 2022, we had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Jimmy Chung, the Chief Medical Officer of Advantus Health Partners and a board-certified general surgeon for 22 years. Our discussion with Dr. Chung centered around the unprecedented challenges the healthcare industry is facing within the healthcare supply chain. Below are Dr. Chung’s insights on how supply chain has matured within health care and how the relationship between physicians and value analysis teams has changed over the years.
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