Supply Chain
Steven Brill’s Time article, “Bitter Pill” sent a shock wave through the healthcare industry and prompted a response from the American Hospital Association to correct a series of mis-statements and financial assumptions.
The bidding war to purchase Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. ended last week when its current owner, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (SCL) Health System in Denver, announced it plans to sell the hospital to another Catholic chain, Providence Health & Services, located in southern California.
The outlook for the global pharmaceutical industry will remain stable over the next 12 to 18 months with the expectation that the sector will return to earnings growth in 2013, according to Moody's Investor Service.
University Hospitals, a healthcare system in northeast Ohio, has joined up with three smaller health systems in the state to create a new purchasing collaborative to save money on supplies and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of care delivery.
When it comes to implementing environmentally-sound practices in healthcare, there is philosophy and there is reality. Philosophically, proponents believe that recycling, reusing and reducing emissions are the right things to do. In reality, implementing environmentally-friendly practices can be expensive, difficult and subject to pushback.
As millions of folks across the country are hitting the gym to trim up for summer, hospitals are also looking to trim fat from their budgets as well. Tightening up can be as simple as controlling capital spending, according to John McCarthy, general manager of asset management, GE Healthcare. Here, McCarthy outlines ways in which hospital executives can curb their capital spending, while still being productive and efficient.
As the investigation into a fatal outbreak of fungal meningitis continues, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration proposed Friday that the agency gain new authority to regulate pharmacy compounding, including charging fees to fund an expanded safety framework.
Cancer drug shortages are forcing treatment changes and delays that for some patients have led to worse outcomes, more therapy-related complications and higher costs, according to a national survey of health professionals published Thursday.
A new user fee is bringing in the money to help speed up generic drug applications the Food and Drug Administration commissioner told attendees of the Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association's (GPhA) annual meeting last week.
Hospitals need to be lean and mean when dealing with supply chain. It's all about efficiency. John Biggers, senior vice president of group purchasing for Premier healthcare alliance, knows all about the trials and tribulations of successful supply chain management. He shared with Healthcare Finance News five avoidable supply chain snafus that can cost hospitals money.