Hospitals by Design
Construction and renovation projects demand the discipline that supply chain teams can provide In 2006/2007, executives at Adventist Health System forecasted over $1 billion for…
October 2013
Multiple Sightlines
How one contracting executive is using his unique perspective of the industry to help his IDN during a merger John Burks has a broad perspective…
Integrity, trust respect
In its mission to improve health and wellness, Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance relies on some basic guiding principles. Anything is possible when you stick to…
Preference cards as a ticket to savings
Charleston Area Medical Center took a good, hard look at its OR preference cards, identified waste, and set up a system to achieve sustainable savings…
How about those physician offices you just inherited?
An interview with Henry Schein’s Dave McKinley With a presence in the medical, dental and veterinary markets, Henry Schein knows all about distribution to small…
Editor’s Note: Expect some pushback on business associate agreements
The anger and mistrust surrounding vendor credentialing has subsided. Vendors acknowledge that hospitals need some form of credentialing to minimize risk and liability. Providers, meanwhile,…