Driving Results Blog
The Role of Technology
MedSpeed recently distributed a press release announcing our newly created chief information officer (CIO) role.…
Healthcare Purchasing News interviews industry experts
David Marcelletti, vice chair, supply chain management, Mayo Clinic, said, “Our strategy was to build…
Avoiding the Death Spiral
Why you can’t cost-cut your way to greatness I write quite a bit about price…
New Webcast about Building the Foundation of a Successful Healthcare Supply Chain
Recently, I had the opportunity to record a webcast for the Association for Health Care…
Logistics are Mission-Critical to the Lab of the Future
Some key outtakes of that discussion included: “Transportation plays a vital role in the transition…
Overcoming the reluctance to outsource transportation management
Let’s be clear, I have plenty of skin in this game since developing this type…
Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting Recap
Key themes emerged from the meeting: (more…)
Becker’s Hospital Review 10th Annual Meeting: We’ll be there, will you?
This year, on the first day of the conference, April 1, I am honored to…
MedSpeed is on the Move
I am excited to announce that MedSpeed’s Chicago-area operations and central support team recently moved…
Supply Chain Is Strategic. Period.
The article notes that experts forecast supply chain costs will eclipse labor costs and become…
Improve the Patient Experience; Improve the Bottom Line
The article notes that “facilities that deliver disappointing patient experiences are four times more likely…
Another Perspective on Healthcare M&A
I have read and have often written quite a bit about healthcare mergers and acquisitions…
What Patient Consumer Research and Intra-company Logistics Have in Common
The article says, “A growing number of health systems are amping up their consumer research…
The importance of “What’s in it for We”
In one of Vitasek’s most recent articles, “The art of getting to 'we' in negotiations,”…
CEOs, Company Culture and Crain’s
While there are many factors that play into someone’s decision to stay at or leave…
With tight labor market, outsourcing to the rescue
And that’s the rub. The primary goal of a healthcare organization is to provide excellent…
MedSpeed on the Inc. 5000
That aside, our growth has only been possible due to the invaluable contributions of our…
It’s all about collaboration
As the role of CFO overlaps more and more with that of the COO, one…