Centralized vs Decentralized Purchasing for Medical Groups
A medical group can negotiate strong contracts and still lose control of supply costs at the clinic level. One site buys outside contract because staf...
Read MoreA medical group can negotiate strong contracts and still lose control of supply costs at the clinic level. One site buys outside contract because staf...
Read MoreA purchasing issue may seem minor at one medical office. Across 3, 7, 10 locations, the same issue can become a recurring cost that leadership struggl...
Read MoreYour practice signs a strong contract with a distributor. Six months later, three of your five locations still buy the same supplies from another vend...
Read MoreYour surgery center opens at 7 a.m. The instrument tray is missing two items when it arrives. The rep says the backorder could last six weeks. Your fi...
Read MoreSupply chain management rarely takes up much mental space in a physician office or surgery center until something goes wrong. Then it can take over th...
Read MoreHealthcare inventory management best practices are not hard to find. Search the topic, and you'll see the same advice repeated across dozens of pages:...
Read MoreA medical equipment purchase can look perfect on approval day and become a costly problem six months later. The device may not fit the room. The warra...
Read MoreA physician office can post strong patient volume and still lose margin through the supply closet. A surgery center can negotiate a lower unit price a...
Read MoreYou confirmed the procedure. You told your patient everything was set. Then the call comes: the propofol vial your team ordered two weeks ago is on ba...
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