Supply Chain
Amazon.com revolutionized the online buying experience for millions while giving sellers an expanded market that brick and mortar merchants still envy.
Now a new online direct contracting service is attempting a similar coup in the healthcare market.
Electrophysiology is one of the fastest growing segments of cardiovascular medicine. Negotiation for purchase of this technology requires a deep understanding of how these systems can be highly configurable, and how components can be priced and discounted differently.
Empowered consumers, rapid innovation and increasing competition are among PwC's top health industry issues for 2014.
This week, CMS released a proposed rule that would make significant revisions to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug program regulations. The agency estimates that the rule changes would reduce Medicare spending by $1.3 billion between 2015 and 2019.
Although there's little hardcore evidence to date that mobile health technology will dramatically reduce U.S. healthcare costs, several thought leaders are optimistic.
China has a lock on U.S. medical supplies because of cheap labor and low production costs. In the quest for savings, we have put our healthcare system in jeopardy and left strategic supply just one policy shift away from a severe crippling.
While certain key generic drugs will take billions in drug costs out of the healthcare system in the next 3 to 4 years, this anticipated decline in spending is masking the growth of specialty drug costs.
The delivery of coronary artery stents is a procedure that affects over 1 million patients each year in the United States. With an aging population, the declining cost of stents and reimbursement tracking with the consumer price index, the market for stenting continues to grow.
Hospital administrators are finding that inexpensive and unobtrusive radio frequency identification tags are saving thousands of dollars while increasing quality of care and patient satisfaction.
Purchasers can often achieve better deals on cardiac rhythm management devices with bulk purchases, system purchases, and market share agreements. But before committing to a bulk purchase, it's important to ensure that your volume warrants such an agreement.