RSS Feed The common wisdom is not to trust anything you read on the internet. Which doesn't seem all that wise.
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How is it that the phrase "the numbers are in" immediately conjures images of danger and doom? Can't "the numbers ever be good?
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Everybody has been affected by endangered health, supply chain disruptions, and struggling to meet ever-evolving digital standards. But only healthcare supply chain pros have had to find solutions for it all.
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Public health issues are always tricky to tackle, because the people who are supposed to be tackling them are just as likely to be affected as they people they're trying to keep healthy.
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Hospitals' records of their PPE supplies are only accurate if their pricing is updated.
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In a crisis, it's healthcare providers' responsibility to take the best care of those who are in the most danger.
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Vaccination rates are going down. Testing rates are going down. Are the pandemic case numbers doing the same?
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Industry estimates put the amount of perfectly good medical product wasted every year around $15 Million. We think they're wrong by about $4.85 Billion.
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It’s typical for improvements to the healthcare industry to be filed under “wouldn’t that be nice,” but being on the front line of the coronavirus crisis has bumped up some technological improvements to “how do we get that implemented yesterday.” We’ve once again teamed up with our friends at Career Karma to examine a few tech trends changing the healthcare industry, particularly with regard to COVID-19 response.
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Not to go full Buzzfeed on you, but there are a few simple ways we can make our hospitals and communities safer from COVID-19. (Number 4 will not surprise you.)
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