Coming Up Short: Understanding Nuanced Challenges in Sourcing Pharmaceuticals

What makes sourcing pharmaceuticals different from other categories within the healthcare supply chain?  Shortages have placed stress on the system that require healthcare organization to look for substitutes and alternative suppliers.  Not everyone understands the underlying causes of these shortages and while the industry has always dealt with shortages there are also newer challenges that may have not been faced in the past.  Greg Chavez joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to provide an overview of the nuances to sourcing pharmaceuticals and offer up his insight into a changing landscape related to regulation, manufacturer mergers and the pandemic. We hope you can join us! Loving the #PowerSupply conversations? You can now download our free mobile app: Apple: https://zcu.io/sx2h Android: https://zcu.io/xJSJ   And listen at: iTunes -> https://zcu.io/3Zef Spotify -> https://zcu.io/eBXx Stitcher -> https://zcu.io/2gMi Amazon Podcasts -> https://zcu.io/Xo2S Google Podcasts -> https://zcu.io/O8SY #pharmacy #pharmaceuticals #regulation #substitutes #shortages #healthsystem #disruption #PowerSupply #Podcast #Education #SupplyChain #Healthcare #Purchasing #Contracting #Strategic #Sourcing