Articles by The Journal of Healthcare Contracting

Premier Inc. showcased unique medical devices and products at its 7th annual Innovation Celebration, held at its annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition. Volunteers from Premier’s…

Supply chain executives and their clinical users/customers are bombarded with “clinical evidence” to support vendors’ claims about the efficacy of medical technologies. How reliable is…

Purchased services represent on average 35 percent of the total non-labor spend in hospitals and IDNs – often higher than the amount spent on supplies….

The supply chain director is the ideal standard-bearer for purchased services contracting Supply chain executives have no shortage of opportunities to provide value to their…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published suggested reprocessing methods for duodenoscopes, to be implemented in conjunction with manufacturers’ recommendations. The suggestion, published in an…

Individual facilities can’t stop the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs, says CDC. It takes a group effort. Kudos to hospitals and other healthcare facilities that have…

Suppliers in the healthcare industry often incur significantly higher sales, general and administrative (SG&A) costs than suppliers in most other industries. The industry’s approach and…

What patients have to say may influence how the FDA reviews new medical technologies, and how IDNs acquire them Clinical evidence and documented patient outcomes…

Meeting challenges at Cleveland Clinic head-on has led to growth for the organization, as well as for its supply chain executive director, Simrit Sandhu. By…