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Chicago partner Neil Olderman recently authored “Hospital M&A today: What we’re seeing, where we’re going” for the Healthcare Purchasing News blog. In this post, the first of a two-part series about the changing health care supply chain, Neil examines...

Neil Olderman, Chicago partner and President of Innovative Health Strategies, predicts Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) supply chain trends in a recent article for Becker’s ASC Review. In the article, Neil explains how ASCs will respond to the shift toward...

In a previous article, we analyzed Amazon’s exploration of health care supply chain entry points and identified the challenges Amazon would face in attempting to become a major supplier to medium-sized and large health systems. Specifically, we noted that...

Until recently, Amazon was making a series of moves to expand its current business of supplying health care commodities to small clinics and ambulatory surgical centers by getting into the drug and advanced medical device supply chain and expanding...

By 2022, Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) are estimated to save the U.S. health care system as much as $864.4 billion.1 While traditionally relied on exclusively for volume contracting, they often have more to offer than mere bulk pricing. Like...

Chicago partner Neil Olderman was quoted in Modern Healthcare’s recent outsourcing issue. In the article “Extra Steps Needed for Successful Outsourcing Relationships,” Neil explains why additional oversight may be necessary to optimize outsourcing arrangements. For example, incentivizing vendors to...