When a healthcare organization nurtures myriad plans and processes fortified by teams of people, outfitted with relevant technology, rooted in customer service, and defined performance...
The COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench into healthcare delivery, to say the least. Yet, innovators in this space did not slow down their push to move the industry forward with surgical...
Within any hospital or healthcare facility, the relationship between the Infection Prevention (IP) and Supply Chain departments is arguably one of the most important daily interactions...
Case carts, kits, and trays are fundamental to supporting surgical services. Because they flow between the sterile processing department (SPD) and the operating room (OR), both...
If anything, the pandemic reshaped and shifted our demands and expectations for freight and shipping services – including the use of automated technologies, such as drones – and...
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known simply as “drones,” increasingly are being used inside and outside of healthcare for a variety of logistical functions. Inside...
As healthcare organizations struggle to keep their burgeoning freight and shipping costs in check – whether due to lack of accountability, inability to track and trace, ineffective...
When it comes to freight and shipping costs, healthcare organizations may suspect or even know they’re high, if not excessive, but some lack the urgency to fix until the C-suite...
Who wouldn’t want to join an award-winning supply chain team at a major urban academic medical center if they knew about all of the available opportunities for education and training...
UChicago Medicine’s Supply Chain team demonstrates their support of and inherent value to clinicians through strategic sourcing, value analysis, inventory planning teams, and ...
The Supply Chain & Support Services team at UChicago Medicine recognizes the key clinical and cultural issues of the day – particularly as they impact healthcare delivery as well...
The Supply Chain & Support Services team at UChicago Medicine fortifies and supports a healthcare haven inside a bustling urban metropolitan area. Eric Tritch, who came to the...
Even though UChicago Medicine’s Supply Chain & Support Services team developed its 2025 strategic plan and vision the year before the global pandemic hit, they aren’t allowing...
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, organizations face numerous challenges, from rising costs and complex regulatory requirements to the constant pursuit of improving...
Healthcare workers are often faced with high-stress situations that can contribute to negative patient outcomes and costly monetary impact for the healthcare organization. Sterile...
The terms “ESG” and “sustainability” are showing up more frequently in the healthcare trade press and on conference agendas. This is a natural evolution of the growing recognition...
Q: “I recently attended a seminar where the speaker discussed cleaning solutions. They talked about “surface tension,” of cleaning solutions, and I had not heard of that term ...
In the U.S. in 2020:197,453 new lung cancers were reported136,084 people died from lung cancerMales had higher rates of getting and dying from lung cancer than femalesFrom 2016...
Every time I attend a session at a conference or a webinar on artificial intelligence technologies in healthcare, a journalist or two will ask, “Are robots going to replace humans...