#DrugShortages can mean the difference between life & death. For one mom, a nearly one year long #EpiPen shortage has serious consequences for her child. Read more: via @cbschicago EpiPen Shortage Nearing One Year: “This Is Literally The Difference Between Life And Death For My Kid” As the EpiPen shortage approaches the one-year mark, more and more pharmacies don't have any supply of the life-saving drug. That's leaving parents of... cbsloc.al Honing in Home Health Supply #Logistics: via @HPN_Online #SupplyChain Honing in home health supply logistics - HPN Online How prepared are providers and suppliers to meet demand for services and supplies within a patient’s home, which can be the farthest away from a... bit.ly What’s trending with data benchmarks in healthcare today - https://t.co/bNXEvzwpOU #healthIT Thanks for sharing @hospitals4kids and thanks to @nationwidekids #ChildrensHospital for highlighting how new technology can help keep families at ease in the #hospital. Learn more: 📱 Today, the simplicity and usability of apps create a new pathway to shared information. How one #childrenshospital uses an app to send family members real-time operating room updates throughout the child's surgery. https://t.co/NQRPjkVLmG “Acute care providers that embrace “continuum of care” facilitation for their patients demonstrate a growing attention to, interest in and operational focus on the non-acute care spectrum” Jared Mohrmann @VizientInc: via @HPN_Online #SupplyChain Outpatient supply logistics stresses healthcare without walls - HPN Online In the vastness known as non-acute or post-acute care, methods and models abound on how to supply those ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care facili... bit.ly
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What is a GPO?
A group purchasing organization (GPO) is an entity that helps healthcare providers — such as hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies — realize savings and efficiencies by aggregating purchasing volume and using that leverage to negotiate discounts with manufacturers, distributors and other vendors. Find out why our GPO members are valued partners in healthcare.
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What Is CHeS?
The Committee for Healthcare eStandards (CHeS) was formed in 2000 as a collaborative of organizations dedicated to promoting the adoption and use of open data standards in the healthcare industry. In 2008, CHeS joined and became part of HSCA, continuing its role as a leading advocate for the promotion of data standards within the healthcare supply chain.
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From generic drug prices to cybersecurity, from drug shortages to global standards, GPOs are working to help ensure that hospitals and other healthcare providers can deliver uninterrupted, high-quality care to the patients they serve.
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GPOs are the sourcing and purchasing partners to American healthcare providers and deliver critical cost savings to hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, and taxpayers.
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Since 1990, HSCA has evolved into one of the industry’s most influential health care policy & advocacy organizations. HSCA’s educational events continue that evolution by providing insight into the health care industry’s newest and most challenging issues. Through nationally recognized faculty and industry experts, these health care issues are reviewed and analyzed in ‘real time’ based on our member’s ‘real needs’.
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HSCA Announces 2019 Board of Directors and Names GNYHA Ventures President Lee Perlman Board Chair
Washington, DC (January, 2019) – The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA)...
Comments of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association to FDA on Identifying the Root Causes of Drug Shortages and Finding Enduring Solutions
On behalf of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), we appreciate the...
HSCA Statement on Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Reducing Costs through Innovation
Washington, DC (November 28, 2018) – Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA)...
