Supply Chain
Did you know that some facilities use imaging software to perform differential reviews previously done only by trained laboratory professionals? But adding imaging software automation to the hematology lab can tack on $85,000 to $140,000 to the cost of a hematology analyzer.
Most hospital administrators choose to implement vendor management systems to keep track of who is in the facility, what they are doing in the facility and to make sure the vendors have the training the organization wants them to have, but today's vendor management technologies allow for expanded uses.
While chemistry previously ruled hospital clinical laboratories, in today's labs immunoassay is equally important. Indeed, these blended systems represent the lab's largest capital outlay.
The supply chain represents about 25 percent of a healthcare facility's operating budget, and industry trends strongly indicate that this percentage will continue to grow. Thus, supply chain optimization is not an option, but an imperative.
The medical directors at the four Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors have issued a joint open letter to physicians warning about "various marketing schemes" perpetrated by DME suppliers.
Demand for endoscopic video systems is expected to grow as new techniques enable even more procedures to be performed in a minimally invasive manner. This will make the question for today’s hospital not if to purchase a system, but how many to purchase.
Hospital pharmacies can be huge sources of spending and also good sources of meaningful data. Healthcare Finance News talked to a data-driving hospital pharmacy director to learn how evolving analytics tools can help reshape clinical and financial approaches for the better.
ASQ TV's Randell Mauricio highlights three keys to an in-sync supply chain.
You can’t optimize the healthcare supply chain in 2014 without technology.
Hernia repair is a fairly common procedure, with over one million surgeries performed in the U.S. each year. But reimbursement for hernia repair surgeries is on the decline, which makes securing the best price for surgical mesh a must.