Briefings Direct

Find the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: Ariba, an SAP Company.

This latest BriefingsDirect podcast, from the recent 2013 Ariba LIVE Conference in Washington, D.C., examines how the healthcare sectorhas unique and daunting operational efficiency and regulatory challenges.

We'll learn how MedAssets, a healthcare industry procurement, spend, operations, and supply-chain services company, which currently manages some $50 billion of supply spend for its customers annually, is changing the game. MedAssets, in partnership with Ariba, an SAP company, has found ways to improve health provider and supplier compliance, reduce costs, and develop better accuracy.

To hear how they do it, we sat down with Rick Grodin, Senior Vice President of Product Management at MedAssets, based in Alpharetta, Georgia. The interview is moderated by Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions.

Find the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: Ariba, an SAP Company.