title: Advancing the health care supply chain and promoting leadership through strategic partnerships with industry.
abstract: While supply chain partnerships are common in the private industry, they are unique in health care. This article looks at the novel partnership between St. Michael's Hospital and Baxter Canada. By sharing information and working together, these organizations evaluated and tackled service disruptions caused by backorders. Their formal collaboration has resulted in a streamlined backorder management process, and more importantly, better and timelier patient care.
authors.affiliation: St. Michael's Hospital.
authors.forename: Sanober S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Motiwala
authors.forename: Joan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009864:Ontario; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017149:Private Sector