Becker’s does a great job detailing 52 of the most important IDNs. Click below to get details on these super tanker IDNs! Click here for the full article
Nominations Needed for Tomorrow’s Supply Chain Leaders!
Who’s going to shape the future of the healthcare supply chain? The smart, energetic and creative young people who are taking charge in the provider community. The under-40 crowd. Help the editors of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting spotlight some of these up-and-comers in an upcoming feature: “Future Supply Chain Leaders of 2018.” It’s easy. …
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Vizient and GHX credited by Piedmont for its Supply Chain success
HPN recently named Atlanta’s Piedmont Healthcare as its Supply Chain department of the year. Congrats to Joe Colonna and the entire Piedmont team! It was nice to see them name a few suppliers as being instrumental in their success! Click here for the full article
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HCA Revenue and Admissions up in Q2
HCA Healthcare on Wednesday reported revenue of $11.5 billion for the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 7.4% compared to $10.7 billion during the same time period last year. Total reported admissions increased 4.5% year-over-year for the quarter, while same facility admissions increased 2.7% and same facility revenue per equivalent admission increased 3.6%. The …
Amazon’s Chris Holt on testing a consumer first model in healthcare
Chris Holt is always candid and interesting to talk to about the direction he is taking Amazon’s healthcare initiative. This article is a must-read for anyone interested in what Amazon is doing. It states Amazon has 85,000 sellers and 1m customers in healthcare. Holt also touches on: Invoicing capabilities Ordering around the Item Master Self-distributing …
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June 20, 2018
Koford leaving Intermountain, IU health spends $9m on Supply Chain Center, Premier details new committed program SURPASS
June 7, 2018
John Bardis accepts board position, UPS moves into Med Device Distribution, VA launches Med Device register
Walmart selects University Hospitals as a National Center of Excellence
Large employers contracting with healthcare providers is really gaining steam. Last week Walmart chose University Hospitals as a national Center of Excellence joint and orthopedic care. Click here for the full article
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Video: May Month in Review
Check out this 3-minute video covering the top stories in May 2018 in the Healthcare Contracting arena! Click here for video
Kaiser Permanente and Emory Healthcare Announce New Collaboration
Emory Healthcare, the clinical arm of Emory University, and Kaiser Permanente will collaborate to develop a new care model that provides Kaiser Permanente members with a fully integrated health care experience, and in the process advances patient- and family-centered care in metro Atlanta and beyond. Emory University Hospital Midtown and Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital will …
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Atrium (formerly Carolinas Health) Plans to Spend $1 Billion
Atrium Health announced Tuesday a plan to spend more than $1 billion across the hospital system’s facilities in the Charlotte area and beyond, a project the system said represents the largest capital investment in its history. Hospital officials gave few details about the plans, noting that specifics are being finalized. But CEO Gene Woods said …
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Nominations Needed for Tomorrow’s Supply Chain Leaders!
Who’s going to shape the future of the healthcare supply chain? The smart, energetic and creative young people who are taking charge in the provider community. The under-40 crowd. Help the editors of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting spotlight some of these up-and-comers in an upcoming feature: “Future Supply Chain Leaders of 2018.” It’s easy. …
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NYU Langone Health Tries Out Amazon Business Initiatives for Supply Purposes
Amazon is continuing to squeeze its way into the healthcare arena. This time, it’s teaming up with a health system. NYU Langone Health in New York City is a “strategic development partner” and “in pilot mode” with Amazon Business, according to Crain’s New York Business. Chris Holt, leader of global healthcare at Amazon, discussed the …
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New Program Seeks Best Pricing in Return for Highest Commitment
“Best-in-market pricing, improved product quality and patient outcomes are three key aims of Premier’s SURPASS, a new, highly committed purchasing program. “Yes, it’s about cost. Yes it’s about standardization. Yes it’s about utilization,” says David Hargraves, Premier’s senior vice president of supply chain. “But what differentiates this program from others is that we are going …
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IU Health Hopes New Robotic Warehouse Saves it Millions
The Indianapolis-based system has spent $9 million on the “high-tech integrated service center,” but hopes to save up to $3 million a year through standardizing inventory, ordering in bulk at a discount, and streamlining delivery routes. Developer Browning Investments broke ground in 2016 on the 300,000-square-foot building. It is designed to receive, hold and process …
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