Driving Results Blog
Practicing Sustainability, Not Just Preaching It
I’m very pleased to announce that MedSpeed has joined Practice Green Health, an organization that…
Prepared to care
This year’s theme for National Hospital Week is “Prepared to Care.” The 60-second video that…
Fear Stymies Innovation…BUT it shouldn’t
Last week in Becker’s Hospital Review I read a post discussing healthcare’s fear of failure…
What the Future Holds for Healthcare
Since the actual legislation is 900+ pages, I don’t know too many people who have…
Sustainability Can Really Pay Off
According to a recent study from the Commonwealth Fund, sustainability initiatives could save the healthcare…
Connecting the Dots – Integrating Health Systems Post-Acquisition/Merger
This surge in consolidation is partially driven by provider responses to both the challenges and…
Year in Review and Look Ahead
The impact is felt widely throughout the industry and by all healthcare executives. I recently…
Healthcare transportation in 2015 and beyond: What does the future hold?
Everyone acknowledged that doing things the way they’ve always been done is not a recipe…
If it’s not your core competency: Outsource it
In our session, participants reiterated what we have heard in previous discussions: healthcare is their…
The big unknown about healthcare transportation: Hidden costs
After discussing how rapidly U.S. health systems are changing and the demand of managing the…
Winds of change: As health systems expand, so must transportation operations
One of the hottest topics the group discussed is how rapidly U.S. health systems are…
What Do Healthcare Supply Chain Managers Think? Part II – Introduction to our second roundtable discussion
With the rapid changes we are experiencing in healthcare, we decided to conduct a follow…
Transportation Steps into the National Healthcare Spotlight
First on the list: “transportation.” We know from our discussions with healthcare supply chain managers…
A Change in the Wind
To me, this change in how we do business means that some of the truths…
The Supreme Court has spoken: Now what?
So, now that there is a decision, what does it mean? Well, regardless of political…
What Do Healthcare Supply Chain Managers Think? Excerpts from a Focus Group of Supply Chain Leaders
Where’s the data? Unless an organization has undergone a transportation effectiveness diagnostic (only one of…
A Common Sense Approach to Business Strategy
As an example, they discuss a company that in the early 1990s had disappointing company…
What Does 2012 Hold for Healthcare?
HealthLeaders recently posted an article titled “4 Unpleasant Predictions for 2012.” While I’m not sure…
5 Daunting Issues Keeping Healthcare CEOs Up at Night: Executives focus on re-imagining healthcare delivery
1. Change management: With the amount of market-driven and reform-driven change affecting healthcare providers, CEOs…
Healthcare transportation: An overlooked opportunity
MedSpeed CEO, Jake Crampton offers his perspective on why healthcare transportation is an important strategic…
What a Waste – Up to $1 Trillion Annually is Wasted in Healthcare
There are estimates that 30 to 50 percent of all healthcare spending can be described…