The Healthcare Hub

5 Reasons Health Systems Leverage GHX Marketplace for CQO Initiatives

• Doug Keverline, Senior Solutions Specialist

The tenets of the Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement have been gaining traction in the healthcare industry in recent years. “Cost” refers to all expenses involved in caring for individuals or communities, while “quality” is care aimed at achieving the best possible health, and “outcomes” refers to the financial results driven by high-quality patient outcomes.

Driving Compliance through Directed Buying in Healthcare Supply Chains

• Doug Keverline, Senior Solutions Specialist

The Vital Role of Supply Chain Management in Modern Healthcare

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

The answer to the question - is supply chain management important in healthcare? - has become a resounding yes among all stakeholders, as they recognize its importance in patient care optimization and cost-saving in healthcare delivery.

Healthcare Automation: Benefits, Applications and Future Trends

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

While there may never be a fleet of robotic clinicians delivering automated healthcare services to patients in healthcare facilities, there are many other areas where automation in healthcare is driving innovation, boosting efficiency and reducing administrative costs.

Understanding Safety Stock in Supply Chain Management

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

Healthcare inventory management strategies have shifted over the decades from "just-in-case inventory" to "just-in-time inventory" to now perhaps something in the middle given the ongoing supply chain disruptions and shortages of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals.

Healthcare Vendor Credentialing Compliance Practices for Providers 

• David Sayers, Vendormate Solution Specialist, GHX

Healthcare leaders need a comprehensive view of vendor credentialing compliance, vulnerabilities and opportunities to help forge a more compliant path forward. Discover helpful steps for hospital vendor credentialing compliance with the GHX 5-Part Framework. 

Automated Invoicing And Payments Solutions in Healthcare Supply Chains

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

Digitization and automation of healthcare supply chain processes and data is critical to strengthening and streamlining operations, reducing costs and maintaining continuity of care. Learn about the benefits of automated invoicing as part of the digitized procure-to-pay (P2P) continuum.

Mastering Inventory Management in Healthcare Supply Chains

• Jeff Elmhurst, Inventory Solution Specialist

Healthcare inventory management in hospitals, and supply chain in general, has grown in importance as hospital administrators and medical personnel better understand the critical role of medical supplies to their costs, patient care quality and overall financial outcomes.

Understanding the Role of Supply Chain Management in Healthcare

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

Regulatory agencies, health system leaders, healthcare providers, patients and other stakeholders recognize the importance of supply chain management in healthcare and quality patient care, particularly given recent shortages in critical supplies and the impact on healthcare services.

Hospital Staffing and Security Top of Mind for U.S. Consumers [2023 Survey]

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

Concerns abound around clinical staffing shortages and the safety of U.S. hospitals. In a survey of 2,000 U.S. adults commissioned by GHX and fielded by Regina Corso Consulting, four in five (81%) Americans say there is a staffing issue in hospitals today, with nearly half of respondents (49%) saying they are likely to avoid going to a hospital because of staffing shortages.