Innovation: Health Systems’ New Focus
And supply chain can – and should – play a role Ascension partners with Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Plug and Play Tech Center, and OSF HealthCare partners…
2018
New research into supply chain models illustrates distribution’s role
By Jeff Girardi, HIDA Almost 90 percent of IDN and hospital supply chain executives are satisfied or very satisfied with their distribution partner, according to…
Women in Leadership
How do we get from here to there? Christine Dean is grateful for the mentors who have helped her achieve her career goals. She wants…
Bridge-builder
Contracting Professional of the Year For Chris Torres and her team at Main Line Health, supply chain management and clinical resource management are a package…
January 2018
Click here to read the current issue (w link to download pdf version) SEPSIS: Deadly without rapid intervention Care coordinator: Quarterback of the post-acute-care…
Nutrition: The ‘forgotten element’ of wound healing
By Lisa Logan, R.D., CNSC The role of nutrition in pressure injury (PI) prevention and treatment is a well-recognized factor and an essential component of…
Health Hints
Good for the heart? Good for the brain. A long-term study suggests that middle-aged Americans who have vascular health risk factors, including diabetes, high blood…
Sepsis: Deadly without rapid intervention
Every year more than 1.5 million people develop sepsis in the United States, and at least 250,000 die as a result, according to the Centers…
Care coordinator: Quarterback of the post-acute-care team
Here’s an acronym you’ll want to remember: CCTM. It stands for “Care Coordination and Transition Management.” In a world of post-acute care, population health and…
QUICKBYTES
One in a million The probability that a random person in the population could look at your iPhone X and unlock it using Face ID…