Mis en Place: from the Kitchen to the Operating Room
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The late Anthony Bourdain once said, “ Mise en place is the religion of all good line cooks. Do not f *** with a line cook's ‘meez’ —...
Amber Campbell
Jun 112 min read
Intern Spotlight: Introducing Amber
Hi! My name is Amber and I am a rising senior at the University of Michigan studying Computer Science with a minor in History of Medicine...
Aahanaa Tibrewal
May 282 min read
Intern Spotlight: Introducing Aahanaa
Hi there! I’m a rising senior at Macalester College, majoring in Computer Science and Studio Art with a minor in Linguistics. I’m from...
Connor Valenti
May 65 min read
Dev Thoughts: Laying the Foundation of our Internship Program
For many computer science/software engineering college students, the summer software internship represents a rite of passage. I interned...
L. Pearce McCarty, III MD, MBA
Apr 94 min read
Preference Card Optimization 401: Crossing the Chasm - Physician Preference to Procedure Preference
Ever since Geoffrey Moore published his 1991 work on the adoption cycle of new technology, "Crossing the Chasm" has become synonymous...
L. Pearce McCarty, III MD, MBA
Jul 20, 20233 min read
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
May 8, 20233 min read
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
Apr 28, 20231 min read
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
Mar 28, 20233 min read
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
Mar 21, 20233 min read
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
Mar 15, 20232 min read
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
Mar 3, 20233 min read
The Importance of Engaging Surgeons in Cost Containment
The most crucial and easily over looked key to surgical cost reduction
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