Cardinal Health, Mercy and BD topped Gartner's 2011 ranking of supply chain companies, which "identifies organizations using their supply chains to improve the patient care experience," according to a Gartner news release.
"In analyzing our list this year, we see a ranking that demonstrates the importance of maintaining focus on both internal and external collaboration as the vehicle to drive industrywide change," said Barry Blake, research analyst at Gartner. "Leaders here are persistent in applying smart and thoughtful pressure to persuade their organizations to adopt processes and metrics that ultimately will lead to cost and quality enhancements for the patient."
The full list as follows:
1. Cardinal Health
2. Mercy
3. BD
4. Mayo Foundation
5. Owens & Minor
6. Johnson and Johnson
7. Intermountain Healthcare
8. Abbott
9. Novartis
10. Geisinger Health Systems
11. Cleveland Clinic
12. AmerisourceBergen
13. Boston Scientific
14. McKesson
15. Bristol-Myers Squibb
16. BJC Healthcare
17. CVS Caremark
18. Baxter
19. Pfizer
20. AstraZeneca
21. UPMC
22. Alcon
23. GlaxoSmithKline
24. Amgen
25. Kaiser Permanente
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"In analyzing our list this year, we see a ranking that demonstrates the importance of maintaining focus on both internal and external collaboration as the vehicle to drive industrywide change," said Barry Blake, research analyst at Gartner. "Leaders here are persistent in applying smart and thoughtful pressure to persuade their organizations to adopt processes and metrics that ultimately will lead to cost and quality enhancements for the patient."
The full list as follows:
1. Cardinal Health
2. Mercy
3. BD
4. Mayo Foundation
5. Owens & Minor
6. Johnson and Johnson
7. Intermountain Healthcare
8. Abbott
9. Novartis
10. Geisinger Health Systems
11. Cleveland Clinic
12. AmerisourceBergen
13. Boston Scientific
14. McKesson
15. Bristol-Myers Squibb
16. BJC Healthcare
17. CVS Caremark
18. Baxter
19. Pfizer
20. AstraZeneca
21. UPMC
22. Alcon
23. GlaxoSmithKline
24. Amgen
25. Kaiser Permanente
Related Articles on Supply Chain:
5 Points on Physician Involvement in Supply Chain
Profitability of Medical Device Companies Hurt by 2010 Healthcare Reform
Medtronic to Cut Another $1.2B in Costs Over 5 Years