Supply Chain
The medical directors at the four Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors have issued a joint open letter to physicians warning about "various marketing schemes" perpetrated by DME suppliers.
Demand for endoscopic video systems is expected to grow as new techniques enable even more procedures to be performed in a minimally invasive manner. This will make the question for today’s hospital not if to purchase a system, but how many to purchase.
Hospital pharmacies can be huge sources of spending and also good sources of meaningful data. Healthcare Finance News talked to a data-driving hospital pharmacy director to learn how evolving analytics tools can help reshape clinical and financial approaches for the better.
ASQ TV's Randell Mauricio highlights three keys to an in-sync supply chain.
You can’t optimize the healthcare supply chain in 2014 without technology.
Hernia repair is a fairly common procedure, with over one million surgeries performed in the U.S. each year. But reimbursement for hernia repair surgeries is on the decline, which makes securing the best price for surgical mesh a must.
Amazon.com revolutionized the online buying experience for millions while giving sellers an expanded market that brick and mortar merchants still envy.
Now a new online direct contracting service is attempting a similar coup in the healthcare market.
Electrophysiology is one of the fastest growing segments of cardiovascular medicine. Negotiation for purchase of this technology requires a deep understanding of how these systems can be highly configurable, and how components can be priced and discounted differently.
Empowered consumers, rapid innovation and increasing competition are among PwC's top health industry issues for 2014.
This week, CMS released a proposed rule that would make significant revisions to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug program regulations. The agency estimates that the rule changes would reduce Medicare spending by $1.3 billion between 2015 and 2019.