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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
Jul 20, 20233 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
Apr 28, 20231 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 28, 20233 min read
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