October 2019
Click here to read the current issue (w link to download pdf version) Meet tomorrow’s supply chain leaders. Earlier this year, the Journal of…
2019
Future Supply Chain Leaders
Meet tomorrow’s supply chain leaders. Earlier this year, the Journal of Healthcare Contracting asked for nominations of young people with the energy, dedication and courage…
Healthcare Innovation
News you might have missed Drones deliver blood samples WakeMed Health & Hospitals announced that its flagship hospital and campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, became…
Safety First
MD Anderson created a Continuous Quality Improvement Team to ensure safety with new devices and procedures Neither surgeons – nor their patients – can afford…
Making Contracts Work
Once an agreement is signed, then the tough (but rewarding) work begins Patric Merritt, senior director of national accounts and strategic alliances for Cantel, was…
News
HealthTrust honors members for excellence and community service HealthTrust recognized five member organizations with its most esteemed honor, the Member Recognition Award, during the annual…
GPOs on the front lines of healthcare
By Khatereh Calleja, J.D. Amidst an ever-changing healthcare landscape, one thing has remained constant: the value that healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs) provide to hospitals,…
Industry workgroups look for solutions to back order and shortage issues
By David Forbes Shortages and back orders – every supply chain leader’s worst enemy – are becoming increasingly common in the healthcare supply chain. We…
Future Leaders: Ryan Rotar
Ryan Rotar Executive Director Supply Chain UNC Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina About Ryan Rotar: Born outside of Cleveland, Ohio, but raised in Redondo…
Future Leaders: Ruvini Defonseka Schultz
Ruvini Defonseka Schultz Supply Chain Manager Centura Health, Centennial, Colorado About Ruvini Defonseka Schultz: Born in Fort Collins, Colorado, Ruvini Schultz has a world of…