Rob Corley

Recent Posts

Challenges of Trunk Stock and Hidden Procedure Spend
Rob Corley 5 August 2024

“Trunk stock” delivered by medical device representatives can account for 20 to 30 percent or more of the spend for procedures in mid-size or larger hospitals. Also ...

The Evolution of the FDA GUDID:  Part 2 - The Benefits
Rob Corley 16 May 2023

The Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) is a database maintained by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that contains information on medical devices distributed in the ...

The Evolution of the FDA GUDID:  Part 1 - The Journey
Rob Corley 14 April 2023

Back in the day (2013), the idea that a universal item number (UDI) would be established for all medical products, creating a "universal language" across healthcare, generated quite a buzz in the ...

Healthcare Supply Chain - Benefits of Interoperability and Transparency
Rob Corley 5 April 2023

The healthcare supply chain is a complex and multi-layered network of organizations, individuals, and resources ...

The Future is Now: Two Simple Steps to Prepare Your Hospital Supply Chain and Cost Management for AI
Rob Corley 14 January 2023

More than ever, healthcare supply chain teams need smarter, automated technology to transact and manage supply costs and risks. The COVID-19 pandemic has further ...

Moving to the ERP Cloud: Key Goals of Data Conversion
Rob Corley 9 March 2022

Over the next 5-10 years healthcare provider institutions will shift investment dollars to modernize to cloud-based ERP systems, such as industry leaders Workday and Infor. Converting to a ...

1 2