• At St. Luke’s, Supply Chain Excellence Depends Upon Doctor Involvement

    At St. Luke’s, Supply Chain Excellence Depends Upon Doctor Involvement
    President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010. The new law meant that the way medical systems operated had to change. Expanded health insurance coverage led to increases in the demand for care. The ACA led to a move away from fee-based services and toward compulsory value-based payment initiatives. This lowered hospitals’ margins and created an impetus for hospital chains to begin to tackle costs, but to do so in a manner that did not compromise patient outcomes. Procure

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