Over the past few years, the healthcare industry has experienced a sea change. The Affordable Care Act has led to the adoption of new systems and payment methodologies that approach…
Last month, I had the opportunity to give a presentation at the ACHE 2016 Congress on Leadership. This event brings together healthcare executives from across the country to discuss what…
The client health system discovered excess inventory in its hospitals, specifically in high-spend departments. The previous fiscal year, the client was in debt and needed strategic methods to reduce costs…
New York-based consulting group Nexera, Inc. has added neurosurgeon Dr. Marilyn Gates to its team of clinical value analysis experts. (more…)
The realities of healthcare reform – including the departure from fee-for-service models of care, shrinking reimbursement and higher quality standards – means the impetus for collaboration around cost, quality and…
In the new value-based healthcare delivery model, medical staff is a hospital’s greatest potential ally and asset. Kristin A. Boehm, MD, senior advisor at Nexera, discusses the best methods for…
Our client needed to take aggressive steps to remain an independent operation while facing significant merger pressures. After restructuring significant debt, leadership at the hospital recognized that financial success would…
Healthcare reform is undeniably changing the way healthcare is delivered and consumed in the Unites States. And the biggest change may not be financial or organizational but rather philosophical. (more…)
This month, supply chain professionals from across the country gather at the annual conference hosted by the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM). In honor of the work…
Update: The second edition of our CQO Book has been released. Please see our post “New Book Positions a Clinically Integrated Supply Chain as Critical to Improving Patient Outcomes” for…