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Understanding Food Procurement Spend in Hospital Systems

Food procurement is not the largest or most complex area of spend within a hospital system, but is...

Purchased Services: Understanding Beyond Categorization

Purchased services are a notable part of any hospital’s procurement spend. As supply chain...

Data-Driven Decision-Making in The Healthcare Procurement Process

Finding actionable spend data can be a challenge in the hospital procurement process. As organizations look for ways to optimize their healthcare sourcing and logistics to save money, this data is crucial in making the best decisions.

4 Steps for Enhancing Your Senior Living Technology

Kick-start your project by understanding the journey of procuring technology.

What is Artificial Intelligence and How Can You Leverage it for Strategic Savings in Healthcare Procurement?

Increase healthcare procurement efficiency and savings with AI capabilities from DSSI. Our expert Andrew Novotny shares his insights.

DSSI Design Thinking: The Key Role of Collaboration in Developing World-Class Procurement Solutions

When new products and solutions come to market, no one feels their impact more than you. That’s...

How to Confidently Select the Right PTAC for your Community

Thousands of Senior Living communities rely on PTACs (Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners) to...

Optimizing Procurement: Punchouts vs. Hosted Catalogs

Due to headwinds in the Senior Living industry, providers don’t often have control over their...

eProcurement Research: How to Identify Hidden Fees & Choose the Right Provider

When evaluating your procurement spend management, it’s important to eliminate any hidden fees to...

Mergers & Acquisitions: How Can DSSI Help Set You Up for Procurement Success?

Specifically within Senior Living, we’ve seen a trend over the last couple of years of...

Webinar: The New FF&E Struggle: Will Your Budget Be Enough to Cover Costs in 2019?

Recent changes to the U.S. relationship with China are making a big impact on tariffs as well as the cost and availability of materials.

The Benefits of Transaction Automation

Just think about how many people have to touch a manually processed invoice and you might understand one of the main frustrations of Senior Living AP professionals everywhere.