Tips for developing a lean procurement function
CIPS
11 April 2013
Source: Healthcare Global
Link: http://www.healthcareglobal.com/global_hospitals/tips-for-developing-a-lean-efficient-hospital-procurement-function
Healthcare Global spoke to Richard Macintosh, Managing Director at procurement consultancy firm Inverto, about ways hospital executives can develop a lean and efficient procurement function and consequently.
Commonly, the first thing hospital executives will look at when they are losing money is staffing levels, however that method of leaning your institution is limited and often leads of compromised patient care. What hospital executives should be addressing first and foremost is the procurement function.