Top GPO Cost-Saving Strategies for Hospitals in 2026
By : Shara Smith | January 12, 2026
Top GPO Cost-Saving Strategies for Hospitals in 2026
Hospitals are entering 2026 under sustained financial pressure. Inflation remains elevated, vendor consolidation is increasing prices, and purchased services continue to grow as a share of non-labor spend. For hospital...
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Hospital Courier Services: An Overlooked Factor in Operational Efficiency
By : Shara Smith | December 10, 2025
Hospital Courier Services: An Overlooked Factor in Operational Efficiency
If you enter any hospital on a hectic day, you will observe a lot of movement everywhere. Couriers are not involved in headlines or included in strategic dashboards. Still, healthcare...
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Sustainable Procurement in Hospitals: Reducing Waste While Cutting Costs
By : Shara Smith | December 9, 2025
Sustainable Procurement in Hospitals: Reducing Waste While Cutting Costs
Step into any hospital supply room and you’ll see it, piles of single-use packaging, extra boxes kept “just in case,” and supplies edging toward expiration because they were over-ordered months...
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How Regional Hospital Networks Can Leverage Local GPOs for Maximum Savings
By : Shara Smith | November 25, 2025
How Regional Hospital Networks Can Leverage Local GPOs for Maximum Savings
Hospital leaders don’t need another reminder about shrinking margins; the pressure is already clear. From CFOs recalculating budgets to materials managers navigating back orders and price hikes, healthcare workers feel...
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Behind the Innovation: Valify Insights
By : Valify Team | October 9, 2025
Behind the Innovation: Valify Insights
With thousands of categories and vendors, hospital spending on purchased services can be significant. Yet, the data needed to manage these costs is often opaque and fragmented, making it difficult...
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Purchased Services and Budget Planning: What to Tackle Now
By : Les Popiolek | September 17, 2025
Purchased Services and Budget Planning: What to Tackle Now
Many healthcare organizations enter the budget season with a familiar challenge: how to stretch limited resources while still delivering exceptional care. Purchased services are often overlooked in this process, even...
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AI-Driven Purchased Services Management: Unlock Savings & Compliance for Hospitals
By : Shara Smith | September 8, 2025
AI-Driven Purchased Services Management: Unlock Savings & Compliance for Hospitals
Every hospital system runs on more than clinical expertise and dedicated staff. Behind the scenes, an entire ecosystem of outsourced services keeps things moving, including IT support, lab courier services,...
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Data Analytics: Transforming Healthcare Procurement with Compliance & Resilience
By : Shara Smith | September 8, 2025
Data Analytics: Transforming Healthcare Procurement with Compliance & Resilience
In an industry as high-stakes as healthcare, you'd think procurement would already be the picture of precision. But it's not. Not always. Behind the curtain of patient care, behind the...
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A Step by Step Guide to Purchased Services Optimization for Smaller Hospitals
By : Shara Smith | September 5, 2025
A Step by Step Guide to Purchased Services Optimization for Smaller Hospitals
Running lean isn't just smart, it's survival. Smaller hospitals, in particular, walk a tightrope. Margins are thin, teams are stretched, and every decision counts. But here's something many overlook: purchased...
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