Healthcare Finance News April 27, 2021
A partnership of shared goals and vision is needed between physicians and hospital administration, says Jimmy Chung of Providence.
For the supply chain to work efficiently, physicians need to be involved in decision-making. But physicians must also be onboard with the strategy to take variation out of the system.
There needs to be a clinical integration of hospital processes to develop a standardized, physician-led supply chain, said Dr. Jimmy Chung, of Providence in Seattle, Washington. As associate vice president, Perioperative Portfolio for Providence, Chung’s role is to foster collaboration and integration across the 51-hospital system. He is the current chair-elect of AHRMM, the professional membership group for the healthcare supply chain.
Chung integrates physician leadership into supply chain standardization,...