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A Message to Our Healthcare Community

Tuesday September 29, 2026

After more than a decade of helping healthcare organizations turn purchasing data into meaningful action, Blue.Point will conclude operations at the end of 2026 as part of the planned wind-down of our parent organization, Yankee Alliance. Since our founding in 2013, Blue.Point has been guided by a simple but important goal: helping healthcare organizations identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary variation, align utilization with evidence-based practice, and support high-quality patient care...

The "Punch" Protocol: What a Baby Macaque Can Teach Us About Healthcare Resilience

Thursday April 16, 2026

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This year the internet fell in love with Punch, the resilient baby Japanese macaque. After losing his mother, Punch didn’t just survive; he thrived by clinging to a simple IKEA toy and eventually integrating into a complex social hierarchy. It’s a heartwarming story, but for those of us in healthcare supply chain management, it’s also a powerful metaphor.

Human Factors Engineering and Its Role in Value Analysis

Monday March 23, 2026

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Value analysis teams are often asked to evaluate products that clinicians use every day in patient care. These decisions aim to balance clinical performance, safety, and the responsible use of healthcare resources. While clinical feedback is essential in this process, an important concept that can strengthen product evaluation is human factors engineering (HFE).

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