LOUISVILLE, Colo., March 30, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- With
cases of COVID-19 steadily rising throughout the United States, healthcare organizations
are pressed to cope with a host of new challenges. In response,
healthcare supply chain technology leader Global Healthcare
Exchange, LLC (GHX) has launched the COVID-19 Information Center to
help organizations access the data and information needed to help
serve patients and protect staff during the evolving pandemic.
"As the leading convener of providers and suppliers, GHX is in a
unique position to help healthcare organizations keep pace with
heightened demands during this critically imperative time," said
Bruce Johnson, president & CEO,
GHX. "Our team mobilized to create a detailed resource center to
answer the call for timely, accurate information and actionable
tools. We believe knowledge-sharing and open access to data will be
key elements in managing through this crisis."
Navigating Supply Shortages and Identifying Alternative
Products
With increasingly limited inventory of essential medical
products such as personal protective equipment (PPE), GHX has
developed a Critical Supply Reference List to help providers
identify supplies and potential alternatives, as well as provide
suppliers with greater visibility into the fluctuating demand for
products. In reference to McKinsey & Company's report, COVID-19
Crisis: US Healthcare Provider and Payer Preparedness, GHX's list
includes categories such as PPE, Medical Equipment, Disinfection
Consumables/Biohazardous Waste Management and Drugs/Medical
Consumables and is being continually updated.
Additionally, GHX is offering complimentary access through
April 30, 2020 to Lumere's
evidence-based research on drugs and devices, including a quick
reference list of COVID-19 related supplies with potential
shortages. Lumere is a leading provider of evidence-based data and
analytics solutions that enable healthcare organizations to build
clinically integrated supply chains and optimize medication
formulary management.
Setting up Emergency Overflow Facilities
As healthcare providers move quickly to set up emergency
overflow facilities to continue to treat patients in a safe
environment, GHX has formulated a process to expedite onboarding
for new care sites to the GHX network to help ensure products from
suppliers reach the new location quickly. GHX is also processing
new facility creation requests after hours and over weekends to
minimize delays.
Maintaining Compliance with Vendor Credentialing
To help suppliers comply with greater limitations on hospital
access and additional credentialing measures, GHX is closely
monitoring changes. A template for hospitals and health systems has
been created to aid in the formation of new policies as well as an
expedited process for updating existing vendor access policies to
help ensure patients, hospital personnel and supplier
representatives' safety.
"GHX is committed to playing a leadership role in healthcare's
response to the COVID-19 crisis by rolling out a variety of
resources in the days and weeks ahead, including webinars with key
industry associations and provider organizations, online forums to
enable our customers to communicate with one another and with our
company experts, as well as other educational sessions," said
Johnson.
Companies can subscribe to the GHX COVID-19 Information Center
and receive the latest updates by clicking here.
About GHX
Building on decades of collaboration between providers,
manufacturers, distributors and other industry stakeholders, Global
Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) is leading the charge in helping
organizations run the new business of healthcare. By automating key
business processes and translating evidence-based analytics and
data into meaningful action, GHX is enabling the healthcare
ecosystem to move faster, operate more intelligently and achieve
greater outcomes. This approach has resulted in the removal of
billions of dollars of wasteful healthcare spend. For more
information on GHX's suite of world-class, cloud-based supply chain
and pharmacy solutions, visit http://www.ghx.com and The Healthcare
Hub.
SOURCE GHX