ECRI included supply chain disruptions in its annual list of Top Patient Safety Concerns in 2021, and again in 2022. And while 2023 may bring some improvements, challenges remain.
Healthcare leaders will continue to grapple with supply chain challenges that effect patient safety, healthcare quality, financial standing, and emergency preparedness. In fact, supply chain problems may be compounded by additional medical issues such as RSV and a rampant flu, as well as geopolitical and economic factors, such as war, inflation, spend limits, and staff shortages.
Together these factors slow the supply chain, delaying needed goods, services, and transportation.
Additionally, spend budgets have remained stagnant, and vendors are not likely to offer discounts like they once did. Without price reductions, providers must find new ways to save.
But the good news is that you can now better prepare for and get ahead of supply chain disruptions.
In ECRI’s newest whitepaper, "Healthcare Supply Chain Resilience: 3 Ways Providers Can Save Amid Rising Costs and Frozen Spend Allocations," Timothy Browne, Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions, outlines how to be proactive, strategic, and agile to meet your supply clinical needs while controlling spend.
Whether you are a procurement manager, supply chain director, administrator, budget analysist, or clinical staff member, you’ll find useful information that helps you engage in the procurement /supply chain process in a more deliberate and strategic way.
The white paper provides more detail about three key strategies:
Want to learn more, including how ECRI identified potential savings of $700,000-plus for one organization? Download ECRI’s free white paper and reach out to an ECRI expert for further assistance.