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L. Pearce McCarty, III MD, MBA

Preference Card Optimization 301: "Give Me What I Need, and Hopefully It’s What I Asked For!"

“Give me what I need, not what I ask for!” or so the saying goes…but if we are talking about supply chain efficiency, we should tweak it:...

L. Pearce McCarty, III MD, MBA

Preference Card Optimization 201: Surgical Supply Cost Containment – Part 2

Truly significant cost reduction comes from efforts at scale. We will come back to this. In Preference Card Optimization 201: Surgical...

L. Pearce McCarty, III MD, MBA

Preference Card Optimization 201: Surgical Supply Cost Containment – Part I

The Cost Crunch Per KaufmanHall’s January 2023 report, with national hospital profitability in 2022 down 21% YoY: Profitability And...

L. Pearce McCarty, III MD, MBA

Preference Card Optimization 101: The Basics

What the heck is a “preference card”? We’ll get to answering that question, but let’s first take a quick detour and set the stage. Are...

L. Pearce McCarty, III MD, MBA

Why Surgical Supply Cost Containment is More Important than Ever - Part 2

Measured on a per minute utilization basis, operating rooms represent some of the most expensive real estate in the U.S. In Part 1 of...

L. Pearce McCarty, III MD, MBA

Why Surgical Supply Cost Containment is More Important than Ever - Part 1

Healthcare labor expenses are soaring with no ceiling in sight. I think most can agree on that statement. In this two-part blog we will...

L. Pearce McCarty, III MD, MBA

The Importance of Engaging Surgeons in Cost Containment

The most crucial and easily over looked key to surgical cost reduction