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With its recent launch of a full suite of supply chain, finance, and HR modules, MultiCare Health System has taken a major step toward redesigning business process to maximize efficiency and leverage automation, according to CIO Bradd Busick. The other benefit? Making “22,000 customers happy.”
The answer to ‘what keeps you up at night’ undoubtedly differs from one leader to another; for William Walders, CIO at Health First, it’s the sustainability and survivability of healthcare. In this piece, he identifies the key objectives that can help move toward that goal.
The best way to motivate individuals to find potential cost savings? By ensuring their teams will get a piece of that savings, said Will Walders. In this podcast, he talks about the “blind spots” his team has identified since Covid hit, and how they hope to resolve them.
Having an effective medical device management strategy can do more than just improve efficiency and lower costs – although those are critical. It can also create a platform for discussion and facilitate collaboration, according to our panelists in a recent discussion.
It’s time to stop overlooking the cybersecurity risks that exist within the supply chain and provide guidance on how to deal with them, says Greg Garcia, who talks about a new toolkit aimed at small-to-medium sized organizations.
Supply chain and IT certainly have commonalities, but can a supply chain leader successfully make the leap to an IT leadership role? Yes, says Matthew Werder, who has “the scars and memories to prove it.”
