Healthcare · Topic
Supply Chain Optimization
7 articles from Healthcare practitioners
Diagnosing Your Capital Asset Health: Why Asset Visibility Is the New Financial Imperative in Healthcare
Hospitals and surgery centers own millions of dollars in equipment — but owning assets and having actionable visibility into them are two different things. Most systems maintain inventories, yet many struggle with outdated records, fragmented tracking, and limited insight into useful life or service contracts. With nearly half of U.S. hospitals reporting negative operating…
Getting SPD Teams to the Table: Why Sterile Processing Deserves a Central Role in Surgical Planning and Operations
Sterile Processing Departments (SPDs) remain the backbone of safe surgical care, yet across the country, they’re still routinely left out of early decision-making around products, construction, staffing, and case planning. As hospitals juggle tighter margins, higher patient acuity, and growing procedural demands, the consequences of excluding SPD voices become unmistakably real—showing up in daily…
Tackling Productivity Challenges in Perioperative and SPD: Insights from Brian Dawson
Healthcare operations leaders face critical tradeoffs between OR efficiency and patient safety that demand strategic solutions
CtUC 2023 Trailblazers Transform Hospital Operations Through Medical Logistics Innovations
Healthcare leaders discover how optimized supply chain processes directly accelerate patient care delivery and operational efficiency
Bigger Profits, Better Decisions: The Transformative Impact of Integrating AI and IoT into Supply Chains
Connected technology and real-time data are enabling supply chain leaders to optimize operations and respond faster to market disruptions
CtUC Connect 2023 Overview
Industry leaders share strategies for optimizing sterile processing operations and boosting departmental productivity
Using Efficiency Tasks and Maintenance Logs to Optimize SPD Operations
Sterile processing leaders reveal how systematic tracking transforms department workflows and reduces operational bottlenecks