What does the ideal supplier-provider relationship look like in the future?

Twice a year I attend the Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI) Forum, an event that brings together executives from integrated delivery networks (IDNs) and suppliers in an open, non-competitive environment to exchange ideas and to work on problems facing the healthcare supply chain. It's a pl...

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Published in:Healthcare Purchasing News 2013-08, Vol.37 (8), p.62
Main Author: Francis, Jim
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Alliances
Collaboration
Communication
Cost reduction
Global Trade Item Number
Guidelines
Health care
Health care policy
Inventory
Patient safety
Suppliers
Supply chains
Vendor supplier relations
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Summary:Twice a year I attend the Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI) Forum, an event that brings together executives from integrated delivery networks (IDNs) and suppliers in an open, non-competitive environment to exchange ideas and to work on problems facing the healthcare supply chain. It's a place where real, honest and tough discussions happen between suppliers and providers.
ISSN:1098-3716
2771-6716