Advancing Strategic Sourcing and Healthcare Affordability - Our Discovery of the Lacuna Triangle

The United States spends more than 17% of its GDP on health care, while other developed countries throughout the world average 8.7% of GDP on healthcare expenditures. By 2028, that percentage in the United States is projected to be 19.7% of GDP.

List of contents

Preface. Dedications and Acknowledgements. About The Authors. Foreword by Samuel Greco. Foreword by Michael O’Boyle. Introduction. Chapter 1: Healthcare Challenges and the Supply Chain. Chapter 2: What is Strategic Sourcing? Chapter 3: “Strategic Sourcing” in Healthcare Today. Chapter 4: The Lacuna Triangle: Gaps Form Barriers to Strategic Sourcing. Chapter 5: A Best Practice Strategic Sourcing Model in Healthcare. Chapter 6: Strategic Sourcing Advanced Strategies. Chapter 7: Gauging the Benefits and Results of Healthcare Strategic Sourcing. Chapter 8: The Future of Healthcare Strategic Sourcing

About the author

Michael Georgulis, Jr., and Mark C. West together have nearly 70 years in supply chain and more than 50 years in the healthcare industry, including experience within the largest commercial payer (UnitedHealthcare), world-renowned health systems (Cleveland Clinic and UnitedHealthcare Global), the most influential healthcare group purchasing organization (Premier Health Alliance), and one unprecedented joint venture (SharedClarity). They are the authors of Implantable Medical Devices and Healthcare Affordability: Exposing the Spiderweb, released in March 2023 by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Summary

The United States spends more than 17% of its GDP on health care, while other developed countries throughout the world average 8.7% of GDP on healthcare expenditures. By 2028, that percentage in the United States is projected to be 19.7% of GDP.

Product details

• Authors: Jr. Georgulis, Michael Georgulis Jr., Mark C. West
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032800745
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280074-5
• No. of pages: 120
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; USA, HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, Health economics, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, business strategy, United States of America, USA, Purchasing & supply management, Health systems & services, Public ownership / nationalization, Health systems and services, Purchasing and supply management