Q&A: Amazon Business on supply management in healthcare
MobiHealth News May 28, 2024
Bill Kopitke, head of healthcare at Amazon Business, discusses how the company uses analytics to help improve operations and supply management in care settings.
Medical supply expenses comprise approximately 10.5% of an average hospital’s budget, collectively accounting for $146.9 billion in 2023, a $6.6 billion increase from 2022, according to the American Hospital Association.
Bill Kopitke, head of healthcare at Amazon Business, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the retail and tech giant’s B2B healthcare model and how it is working to ease supply management among care providers.
MobiHealthNews: Can you give examples of how Amazon Business works with healthcare providers?
Bill Kopitke: If you think about a lot of the storefront experience that you have as a...