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title: Medpricer Healthcare Supply Chain Insights (3)
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## [Making Purchased Services Benchmarking Work for You](https://blog.conductiv.com/making-purchased-services-benchmarking-work-for-you/)

April 21, 2016

How do you know if you are getting the most competitive rates on your services contracts? The answer is you probably don't know and you are not alone. Most health...

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## [How a Hospital System Saved 55% in Document Destruction Services](https://blog.conductiv.com/how-a-hospital-system-saved-55-in-document-destruction-services/)

April 14, 2016

Protecting patient data is extremely important in the healthcare industry. Medical records contain highly sensitive information and if hospitals don’t meet...

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## [Tips for Sourcing Pest Control Services in Healthcare Systems](https://blog.conductiv.com/tips-for-sourcing-pest-control/)

December 02, 2015

Sourcing a reliable, knowledgeable and professional pest control service is critical. Patient safety is critical, and maintaining a sanitary healthcare environment...

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## [The value of a diverse healthcare supply base](https://blog.conductiv.com/the-value-of-a-diverse-healthcare-supply-base/)

November 25, 2015

Diversity is a hot topic in healthcare, from meeting the needs of diverse patients to contracting with diverse vendors. The Joint Commission has issued documents...

## [A New Path for Sourcing Records Retention Savings](https://blog.conductiv.com/a-new-path-for-records-retention-savings/)

November 12, 2015

Record Retention Services are one of the most crucial business services health systems must procure, but rising costs in the industry combined with ever-changing...

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## [Is a Bigger GPO a Better GPO? Purchased Services Insights](https://blog.conductiv.com/is-a-bigger-gpo-a-better-gpo-pending-med-assets-acquisition-raises-questions/)

November 09, 2015

The recent announcement that VHA/UHC will acquire the MedAssets Supply Chain Management business is the latest in the rapid consolidation of the GPO industry, and...

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## [How to Award Contracts Faster](https://blog.conductiv.com/how-to-award-contracts-faster/)

October 29, 2015

A successful contracting process is the result of understanding internal decision-making requirements and effective communication between all involved parties.It’s...

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## [A Shifting Language Services Landscape](https://blog.conductiv.com/a-shifting-language-services-landscape/)

October 14, 2015

Healthcare providers are required to provide effective communication between patients and providers. Sometimes, that means providing interpreters. As our population...

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## [Six Keys to Success in Purchased Services](https://blog.conductiv.com/six-keys-to-success-in-purchased-services/)

October 01, 2015

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