5 Unique Challenges of Managing Healthcare Spend

The SAP Concur blog analyzes five differences in healthcare travel and expense management: less frequent but longer air travel, higher mileage expenses, a non-mandate culture, amplified fiduciary responsibility, and complex not-for-profit or religious affiliation rules. It cites a survey showing an average of 45% of hotel bookings are direct bookings and 64% of customers say physicians exceed budgets annually. These factors make expense visibility and compliance especially difficult for healthcare organizations.