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Supply Chain
Aligned for Success: 3 Ways to Strengthen the Relationship Between Hospital Contracting and Clinical Value Analysis Teams

Clinical value analysis, in its essence, is a decision-making platform where the clinical value analysis team pulls data and information from various sources to tell a story around the initiative at ... read more

Pharmacy
Five Things you Can Do Right Now to Protect your Health System Pharmacy from Cyber Intrusions

Cyber intrusions continue to plague health care organizations and the impact has been heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic as resources and personnel are stretched thin and cyber attackers take ad... read more

Financial Sustainability
Is Your Health System Ready for Direct-to-Employer Contracting? Four Keys to Success

Agrowing number of self-insured employers are bypassing traditional benefit networks offered by insurers and instead contracting directly with health systems to deliver health care services to their ... read more

Supply Chain
Improving Human and Environmental Health: A Call for Environmentally Preferred Health Care Sourcing
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by Cristina Indiveri, MS

As health care organizations, our sourcing practices directly impact the environment and the health of the communities we serve. To operate responsibly, it is essential that we consider how our purch... read more

Supply Chain
The Shift from Reprocessed to Single-Use Endoscopes Grows: Is it Right for Your Organization?

The disposable endoscopes market was valued at $1.3 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow 16.9% from 2021 to 2028 due to the low cost of maintenance, the rising prevalence of chronic diseases and c... read more

Quality & Clinical Operations
Joint Commission and Block Charting During Emergencies: Is it Right for Your Hospital?

Nurses on the front line are often challenged to document each individual dose adjustment of complicated medication titrations while simultaneously providing emergent/urgent care to patients. Guidanc... read more

Pharmacy
Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy is Alive and Enhancing an Integrated Patient Experience
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by Brian Hardy, RPh, MBA

Mark Twain once said, “the report of my death was an exaggeration.” And throughout history, that statement was misquoted many times by those wanting to embellish a misjudged outcome. Given recent new... read more

Quality & Clinical Operations
Transforming to a High-Reliability Health Care Organization: Moving from Theory to Practice
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by Gena Futral, MHA, RN, CPHQ, FACHE

Health care leaders frequently state their organization is on a high-reliability journey—but why? The simple explanation is the desire to have more reliable outcomes and overall performance. Achievin... read more

Supply Chain
The Reemergent Rumblings of Consolidated Service Centers: Does it Make Sense for your Supply Chain

There’s no doubt that the current pandemic has changed the way we think about many things in nearly all aspects of our lives, both personally and in our work. For hospital and health system supply ch... read more

Pharmacy
Is Your Hospital Interested in Joining the Specialty Pharmacy Trend? Here are Five Things to Consider
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by Brian Hardy, RPh, MBA

Specialty pharmaceuticals continue to dominate drug approvals and purchasing. And while many hospitals operate a specialty pharmacy, there’s still room for growth. Here’s five questions to ask when c... read more