Supply chain management in the healthcare sector, and specifically in the hospital sector, is of great importance because it directly influences all areas and processes: costs, patient care and hospital service outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The supply chain in the health sector is one of the processes that often faces social, economic and environmental challenges. Hospital spending in Colombia, for example, has come to represent up to 40% in the health sector and between 30% to 40 % of the hospital budget is allocated to the supply chain (OECD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This percentage could be reduced, in addition to focusing the process on chain optimization and a more sustainable and economical management of the chain. In order to achieve positive results, different aspects and strategies must be taken into account, one of the main ones being strategic alliances that bring great benefits.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We can define them as the collaboration between different actors in the health sector, from hospitals, suppliers, distributors, to manufacturers, now, among the multiple benefits of these relationships we can highlight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Achieving a successful alliance goes beyond contract management; an exhaustive analysis process must be carried out to choose the best options according to the project or activity to be managed in the sector. One method that can work when implementing this strategy is to divide the process into 4 stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n By working together and with well-structured partnerships, the hospital sector can meet and overcome challenges, reduce costs and ensure that patients receive the care they need in a timely and effective manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sources: La gesti\u00f3n de la cadena de suministro en el sector salud y espec\u00edficamente en el hospitalario, es de gran importancia debido a que influye directamente en todas las \u00e1reas y procesos: costos, atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica del paciente y resultados del servicio hospitalario. La cadena de suministro en el sector salud es uno de los procesos que […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":16848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gestion-de-abastecimiento"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is a strategic alliance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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National University of Colombia
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