8 Predictions Shaping the Future Healthcare Supply Chain (HIT Consultant)
As the healthcare industry continues to change, organizations are seeking new ways to remove waste, cut costs and improve patient care. Healthcare supply chain provider, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) recently spoke with a select group of customers, from large and mid-sized hospitals to some of the biggest suppliers in the world, for their perspectives on how the supply chain will help usher in healthcare transformation and its role in the coming two decades.
Based on those interviews, here are eight key trends that illustrate the strategic role the healthcare supply chain of the future will play in delivering value and insight to all areas of the organization.
1. The Future Healthcare Supply Chain will be a goldmine for data.
The value of clean, accurate data is undisputed, but many healthcare organizations have a long way to go to realize its full potential. The data coming from the Future Supply Chain will not only be transaction-focused, but also leveraged business wide. Many interviewees noted the future supply chain will sit on a “goldmine” of outcomes data that will be documented, recorded and used t...
