Supply Chain
An interventionist approach from the government may not work as intended; market competition and systemic reform will be paramount.
The cost of ownership and repair of medical equipment, from infusion pumps to MRI machines, can be quite burdensome for the healthcare industry.
Small and mid-sized companies were particularly affected by the tax since it was based on sales, not profits.
Risk can have a profound impact on the financial health of any organization, where sensitive information is often hosted on outside servers.
Lower supply spending doesn't have to translate to lower-quality care, an important consideration as providers look to tighten up their supply chains.
"Three dimension" delivery service ramps up competition between CVS, Walgreens, Amazon and others.
A tiny fraction of healthcare executives, 5%, said clinical integration is their supply chain't top priority.
Sunny Grewal, co-founder and COO of startup OMNY Health, whose distributed ledger tech was the top pick at the "Shark Tank"-like competition, explains the untapped value of supply chain data.
The IoT: "Every something that comes on the market is in essence it's own small computer with an ability to find its way into something."
Ridgecrest Regional spent $72 million on a building that withstood an earthquake, but broken water pipes forced an evacuation anyway.