Healthcare IT Today October 25, 2019
New research suggests that health system leaders may not be aware that clinical integration may not be proceeding as they expected. While their plans are likely to call for participation of clinicians in decision-making, in many cases, they aren’t invited to weigh in.
This conclusion comes from healthcare consulting firm Acurity and supply chain performance company Nexera, which recently conducted two surveys focused on hospital execs’ understanding of supply chain issues and their plans for clinical integration, cost-cutting and operational efficiency.
In responding to the survey, 66% of respondents said that they currently tie clinically integrated initiatives to their supply chain budget, but only 5% said clinical integration was their supply chain’s current priority. In effect, supply chain leaders are...
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