Medpricer is pleased to announce the upcoming conclusion of its "Pulse of the Market" survey of healthcare executives involved in the supply chain. Alarming...
With continuously declining reimbursements, hospitals cannot afford to lose more revenue which is why it is more important than ever to recover patient payments...
Across the nation, the healthcare industry is facing severe financial crisis resulting in layoffs, cuts in services and “all sorts of terrible things”. Some of the...
Why You May Not be Getting the Best Price on Furniture Procurement and What to do About it
Are you averaging 13% to 17% savings in furniture procurement? If not, read on because I have a process that will help you drive more savings in this area.
3 Ways eNegotiation is a Better Alternative Than Reverse Auctions for Purchased Services.
If you are looking for ways to dramatically decrease the costs of purchased services, you may want to consider eSourcing as a way to do this. There are two types of...
How to Process More Contracts with Scarce Resources
Stop me if this routine sounds familiar: It's 9 AM; you walk into the office, knowing exactly which tasks are on your to-do list for the day and with a clear plan...
3 Ways to Take Control of Your Purchased Services Costs
8 Solutions to Common Contracting Dilemmas in Purchased Services
In this blog series so far, I have shared that negotiating Purchased Services category is a heck of lot different than med/surg, physician preference items, capital...
Sourcing Purchased Services - Your Gateway to Custom Contracting
It seems like everyone is talking about sourcing Purchased Services today, and for good reason. For most healthcare providers, Purchased Services represent 40-50%...