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A consolidated, standardized supply chain streamlines processes, cuts costs and supports
improvements in patient safety by collaboratively designing clinical and revenue work
processes.
There is growing recognition in healthcare of value derived from
effective supply chain management. Considering that supply
chain operations constitute 30 to 40 percent of healthcare costs –
second only to personnel costs – leaders and managers must
become competent to effectively steward improvement efforts that
focus on value. Decisions of consolidation, gaining economies of
scope and scale, versus outsourcing, integration with other functional
areas versus stand-alone operations, timing and tempo of
change become vital to healthcare organizations and systems today.
Both adaptive or process and technical change must be considered.
Coupling process redesign with technical improvements adds to
greater benefit as long as the changes are complementary.
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