The hidden costs of inventory: How health systems can drive savings + resilience

Becker's Healthcare September 30, 2025
In collaboration with GHX

Healthcare supply chains are under immense pressure, and the stakes in 2025 are higher than ever.

Policy shifts, rising costs and tariff implications are compounding long-standing challenges around inventory management. For hospitals and health systems, this creates a delicate balancing act: clinical and pharmacy leaders must ensure uninterrupted access to essential supplies and medications for patient care; supply chain executives are contending with escalating costs and persistent disruptions; and CFOs, already navigating historic margin pressures, are pushing for smarter inventory strategies that better manage working capital and minimize waste.

Against this backdrop, Becker’s Healthcare spoke with Executive Director of Inventory Count Operations for GHX, Scott Evans, to discuss how health systems can reimagine inventory management to build resilience, optimize performance...

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