The Healthcare Hub

Understanding Clinical Integration in the Healthcare Supply Chain

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

Clinical integration for healthcare supply chains is gaining in importance as hospitals seek to control costs and improve patient outcomes. This approach goes beyond the initial price tag and takes into account factors such as patient experience and outcomes, clinician involvement and the availability of data used to inform supply decisions.

Digital Transformation: What's Next For Healthcare Supply Chains?

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

Digital transformation is changing the landscape of healthcare supply chains, delivering efficiency gains and improvements that translate into better patient care. Providers are increasingly embracing cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and automation, strategies that overcome traditional roadblocks and streamline operations.  

A Guide to High-Reliability Organizations (HRO) in Healthcare

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

Learn how high-reliability organizations (HROs) operate in the healthcare industry and supply chain, including benefits, challenges to operations and strategic implementation for promoting patient safety in care delivery.

Administrative Simplification for Healthcare Supply Chain Management

• Denise Odenkirk, Vice President, Supplier Sales

Learn how healthcare administrative simplification can help providers work more efficiently, reduce costs and improve patient care using strategies and technologies that minimize paperwork, turn data into actionable insights and improve collaboration.

Healthcare Burnout: Impact, Consequences & Administrative Burden

• Suzanne Smith, Solution Advisor, Lumere

Healthcare worker burnout and job-related stress have always been a concern for many healthcare organizations. As hospitals and other care providers continue to navigate the post-COVID environment, workforce stabilization and the well-being of their front-line caregivers continues to be top-of-mind for many healthcare leaders.

10 Key Aspects of Interoperability in Healthcare Everyone Should Know

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

While healthcare delivery is dependent on the interconnectedness of people and processes within a health system or hospital - from those performing back office operations (e.g., supply chain, finance) to clinicians at the patient bedside - health information technology (IT) in these different areas has evolved separately and at different paces. Even within the clinical care function, different departments and specialties might use disparate healthcare information systems.

Patient Safety in Hospitals: Best Practices & Strategies

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

Recent survey data shows that consumers are worried about the care and security in healthcare facilities. Leveraging recent findings on the topic, this article explores consumer perception of patient safety in hospitals as well as best practices and strategies for ensuring a safe care environment.

COVID-19: Impact and Lessons for Healthcare Supply Chains

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

Three years on from the pandemic that shook the industry to its core, we take a look at the impact on healthcare supply chains and the lessons learned the pandemic. From skyrocketing prices to the challenges faced by healthcare professionals, discover the five lessons from COVID-19 for supply chain leaders.

GHX named a Healthcare Industry Notable Vendor in 2022 Gartner® Vertical Industry Context

We’re excited to share that GHX was named a Notable Vendor in the 2022 Gartner® Vertical Industry Context: ‘Magic Quadrant™ for Multienterprise Supply Chain Business Networks’. We believe this is meaningful in showing how we help our customers achieve strategic digital transformations and unlock value through collaboration by engaging internally and with trading partners. The expansion of digitization industry-wide helps to modernize and build resiliency in the healthcare supply chain.

What is Bill Only? Exploring the Delivery of Healthcare Products

• Kara L. Nadeau, Healthcare Industry Contributor

In the fast-paced world of healthcare, ensuring the timely delivery of the right products for medical procedures is crucial. One piece of the puzzle that addresses this challenge is the bill only process. While it can be complex, understanding how it works in healthcare and how it can benefit healthcare providers.