Supply Chain

As Republicans and Democrats have battled over reopening the federal government and raising the federal debt ceiling, one idea that keeps coming up is a repeal of the 2010 health law's tax on medical devices.

Florida's Baptist Health has devised a more efficient way to manage their medical devices and share risk, and it's helping them place real controls on capital costs.

With all of the energy around meaningful use, ICD-10, HIE, accountable care, Medicare reimbursements, and other changes and trends within healthcare, it is likely that you are busier than ever.

With penalties to pharma companies for violating the Physician Payments Sunshine Act potentially ranging into the millions of dollars, adhering to the act is a priority. But when it comes to marketing materials, achieving compliance is not simple.

States should adopt the Medicare competitive bidding payment amounts to purchase medical equipment instead of the higher Medicaid fee schedule amounts, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General.

Healthcare providers must carefully balance the need to control costs against their mission to deliver the highest quality care. One of the multiple paths to this end may be the use of reverse auction services to strategically source and negotiate contracts.

Many hospitals use group purchasing organizations to buy in bulk and keep costs down. But group product purchasing also complicates the product supply trail, often leading to errors that prevent fulfillment, delivery and payment.

A recent Moody’s Investment Service report says that several recent developments will likely have long-term consequences for the generic drug industry.

With healthcare reform a top priority for most organizations, the cost, quality and outcomes movement is garnering some popularity among supply chain leaders at hospitals.

Too often healthcare providers find themselves handicapped when it comes to optimizing business processes because their primary mission is care, and business comes second.