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Reinventing Supply Chain Distribution with Medline

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

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A Winning Partnership with HHS for Hospitality Services

Advantus Health Partners is re-imagining how health systems leverage hospitality services through a successful partnership with HHS. As a reputable industry leader, HHS consistently delivers hospitality models to large health care systems. Through this strategic alliance, members will benefit from a patient-centric hospitality approach for food and nutrition services, hospital

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Supply Chain Grows Up: Create a Mature Purchased Services Strategy

Purchased services keep health care running. But these essential purchases — like technology maintenance, hospitality services and business supplies — can easily become a financial drain on your health system. And simply achieving a lower price won’t create long-term cost savings. It takes many small steps of continuous process improvement to achieve

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GE Healthcare and Advantus: Next-Generation Healthcare Technology Management (HTM)

The GE Healthcare technology management (HTM) and Advantus Health Partners collaboration offers complete lifecycle management for health system clinical assets. This program oversees all aspects of medical device management, including procurement management, expenditures, usage, maintenance, disinfection, recalls, and cybersecurity. Through this partnership, members efficiently handle medical equipment performance and risk

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Creating an Ecosystem of Strategic Supplier Partnerships

Advantus is “not about being everything to everybody,” as COO John Wright says. Instead of having a surplus of supplier partners in a particular category, Advantus vets and selects a narrow network of strategic suppliers. It’s important that they share our philosophy to create value that extends beyond just price

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Advantus Health Partners and Alliant Purchasing Form Strategic Partnership

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

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Advantus Health Partners Expands Data Solutions for Health Care Supply Chain

SupplyCopia collaboration enhances patient-centered decision making and reduces costs CINCINNATI, Ohio (Dec. 12, 2023) — Advantus Health Partners and SupplyCopia have formed a strategic partnership that will expand and enhance data solutions for Advantus clients, through SupplyCopia’s distinct approach to leveraging data science that delivers a fully integrated health care

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Transforming Health Care Supply Chains for a Brighter Future

At Advantus Health Partners, we’re continuing to reshape health care supply chains, working to ensure that the industry remains resilient and efficient. In a recent interview with Pulse 2.0, Dan Hurry, president of Advantus, provided insights into how Advantus is revolutionizing health care supply chains. Navigating Uncharted Waters Launching a

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Is it Time to Invest in a Supply Chain Partner?

Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) have been around for a long time, allowing health care organizations to align and use their combined purchasing power to secure the best available pricing for a range of goods and services. GPOs have been a boon to health care organizations. Indeed, Advantus Health Partners, an

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