Purchased Services Articles

Measure It to Manage It

June 22, 2020

Beginning the Journey to Hospital Financial Wellness – While hospitals and health systems have gotten better at promoting healthy habits and preventive strategies for common threats to individual and population health, they have struggled to maintain their own ...

Telehealth: Keeping a Safe Distance – Table Talks

April 15, 2020

SSM Health Purchased Services Transcription Savings

April 3, 2020

Food Services and Reference Lab Savings – Large IDN

March 30, 2020

Large IDN Purchased Services Savings

March 27, 2020

Usher in the Era of Collaboration

February 13, 2020

Purchased Services Resources

Measure It to Manage It

June 22, 2020 | Contract Analytics, Contract Lifecycle Management, Healthcare Trends, Provider Analytics, Provider Contracting, Provider Management, Purchased Services, Spend Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Value Management, White Papers

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Telehealth: Keeping a Safe Distance – Table Talks

April 15, 2020 | Purchased Services, Spend Management, Strategic Sourcing, Webinars

The COVID-19 pandemic will have profound impacts on the way healthcare is delivered and consumed. Healthcare providers are being challenged to provide services with social distancing in a very social industry. When exploring Telehealth solutions, how do you know ...

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SSM Health Purchased Services Transcription Savings

April 3, 2020 | Case Studies, Purchased Services, Strategic Sourcing

The Challenge was not all facilities were covered under vendor transcription contract, an unknown mix of resources reduced visibility into rates, no firm contractual language for performance or accuracy, and vendor overcharging for turnaround time surcharges ...

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Food Services and Reference Lab Savings – Large IDN

March 30, 2020 | Case Studies, Purchased Services, Strategic Sourcing

TractManager has supported the client’s purchased services team with data and advisory services, helping to develop and fortify processes for Purchased Services sourcing after they underwent a merger with another large health system ...

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Large IDN Purchased Services Savings

March 27, 2020 | Case Studies, Purchased Services, Strategic Sourcing

TractManager has supported the client’s purchased services team with data and advisory services, helping to develop and fortify processes for Purchased Services sourcing. The Challenge was the system’s sourcing team monitors multiple purchased services to be ...

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Usher in the Era of Collaboration

February 13, 2020 | Blog, Healthcare Trends, Purchased Services, Spend Management, Strategic Sourcing

Collaboration with others leads to all success, whether producing innovation, growing a business, or reducing costs. While people talk about how collaboration is the key to success, one question comes to mind: How do you make cross-departmental collaboration occur ...

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Maintenance Agreements 101: Key Points for Initial Navigation

February 13, 2020 | Blog, Healthcare Trends, Purchased Services, Spend Management, Strategic Sourcing

Service contracts may be the responsibility of the purchased services team or of the capital procurement team, or have their own division within the Supply Chain. The most mature Supply Chain departments have their own maintenance agreement division ...

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Advancements and Concerns in Healthcare Voice Recognition Technology

February 10, 2020 | Blog, Purchased Services, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain

A major concern of the medical industry throughout its history has been the documentation of patient encounters in a timely fashion while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality. Medical dictation and transcription technologies have traditionally been ...

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National Cancer Treatment Center

January 30, 2020 | Case Studies, Purchased Services, Spend Management, Strategic Sourcing

With five hospitals spending $16.2 million annually on Service Agreements, there was an urgent need to reduce costs. Among the problems: multiple contracts with the same vendor, inconsistent pricing, different terms and conditions for identical equipment, ...

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Measure It to Manage It: Beginning the Journey to Hospital Financial Wellness

The financial health of your healthcare organization needs to be your top priority. Analyze clinical, financial, and operational data to uncover opportunities to improve your processes, systems, and bottom line.

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