Congratulations to WellStar on Winning Supply Chain Department of the Year!
Hat’s off to Tony Trupiano, WellStar’s supply chain leader and his talented team of materials management professionals for the accomplishments that earned them the Healthcare Purchasing News 2011 Supply Chain Department of the Year award.
Sisters of Mercy Supply Chain Restocks Joplin Hospital Within 12 Hours
On Sunday, May 22, 2011 St. John’s Regional Medical Center was in the direct path of the EF5 tornado and was one of 300-plus businesses shut down by the 200-mile per hour winds in Joplin, MO. Part of Sisters of Mercy, St. John’s was the largest employer to be shut down by the storm. The dedicated [...]
Lawson Analytics for Healthcare is Making News
On April 4, 2011 Lawson announced at CUE11 Lawson Analytics for Healthcare, a new analytic solution purpose-built for healthcare to identify and drive out costs without adversely impacting patient outcomes. There has been tremendous response from customers, media and analysts. InformationWeek and SearchHealthIT both have highlighted the progress at Catholic Health East use of analytics [...]
Thanks for a great week
Last week concludes Lawson’s 16th exhibit at HIMSS, and it was certainly one for the record books. For me, it started with a record snowfall in St. Paul, MN, that caused a lot of travel headaches, and for my dog Dugan, a lot of fun. Hosted in sunny Orlando, Florida, HIMSS was a pleasant alternative to the [...]
Lawson Showcases New Business Management Capabilities
Thank you to the many Lawson customers that participated in our recent Winter Showcase in St. Paul, Minnesota, featuring new advancements in Lawson’s Enterprise Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, and User Experience solutions. My grandfather had a saying “Two ears, one mouth. The ratio is important.” When it comes to making the businss of healthcare [...]
Why Healthcare Focus Matters
Thank you to Allina for hosting the Lawson Midwest Local User Group (MWLUG) meeting this week. There was something about seeing these two signs together this morning as I walked into customer sessions that reminded me why Lawson’s focus on healthcare is as important as the software we provide. Sure, I could talk about Lawson’s [...]
Care in the Face of Disaster
I was struck when I spoke with Brian Bravo, Director of Corporate Resources and Materials Management (CRMM), about how Broward Health was able to help in disaster situations, especially the help they provided to the Haitian people after the earthquake that devastated that country earlier this year.
Purchasing and Inventory Practices When Patient Days Change
As patient volumes fluctuate, in particular soft volumes for many hospitals, your healthcare supply chain needs to adjust both purchasing and inventory levels to match revenue from dynamic patient activity. Does yours adjust appropriately?
