The healthcare landscape is competitive and ambulatory surgery centers often have far less resources at their disposal compared to their hospital counterparts. Every dollar can make a substantial difference, and centers often engage in a balancing act of reducing their supply costs while maintaining high quality. A center can yield tremendous savings without sacrificing patient care when they actively manage their freight costs, a concept that is relatively new to the ASC space.
Medical product suppliers are profiting from the freight fees they charge you. Allowing suppliers to control freight costs will lead to over paying for freight. When you think about all the direct shipments you receive from you suppliers, you can see how their is significant opportunity for savings. One effective way to save on your shipping cost is to work with a professional freight management company.
During a webinar hosted by Cardinal Health, presenters including Tim Howat, materials manager of Lafayette (La.) Surgical Specialty Hospital, and Jonathan Kernya, director of operations for OptiFreight® Logistics, a Cardinal Health company, delve into freight management's ins and outs and what it takes to implement a strong freight management program.
More than 2,000 surgery centers around the nation have saved between 30 percent and 50 percent per shipment over the last several years when working with a freight management provider.1 Don't miss this opportunity to learn how your center can bolster its bottom line and stop overlooking freight spending. Tune into the webinar on Nov. 2 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT!
1 Based on surgery center shipments through OptiFreight® Logistics during January 1–December 31, 2015. Individual customer savings may vary.
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