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One of the main challenges for healthcare administrators is providing the best patient care possible while remaining profitable. They find themselves navigating ways to reduce costs and increase reimbursement, while simultaneously improving patient outcomes. Though the task can be daunting, many hospitals have found that strategic partnerships can provide the necessary support to help them …

TPC CRM Initiative Saves Members $3.45mRead More

Check out this cool tool from the Kaiser Family Foundation. You can search hospital admissions by state and for profit or non-profit status. Some interesting facts: DC has the most admissions per 1,000 residents Nevada has the most for-profit admissions per 1,000 residents Wyoming has the fewest non-profit admissions per 1,000 residents Click her to …

Database of Hospital Admissions per 1,000 Population by Ownership TypeRead More

Presented by the Association of National Accounts Executives Register today, space is limited. A few of the committed speakers: John Horne, OSF Healthcare George Hersch, Norton Healthcare Tom Lubotsky, Advocate Healthcare Gary Fennessy, Northwestern Travis Heider, Pandion Optimization Alliance (formerly Seagate Alliance) Click here to see the full agenda.

National Accounts Execs: your meeting is being held in Chicago, Ill. July 16-18, 2018Read More

Positioning your organization for success: Why recruiting based on attributes enables transformational change Successful organizations are often based on a foundation of innovative solutions to everyday problems and bringing those solutions to market. At the heart of these successful organizations are employees who pursue what is possible, rather than what has been done before. For …

The Resource Group’s Scott Caldwell on recruiting the right people!Read More

In a scene bringing back images of Big Tobacco CEOs taking the oath, the chair of Dublin-based drug distributor Cardinal Health appeared before a U.S. House subcommittee on Tuesday to apologize for how the company sent millions of pain pills into parts of West Virginia. click here for the full article

Cardinal Health Chair To Congress: We’re ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Oversupplying PillsRead More

Interesting article written by Tom Roberston of Vizient paralleling the proliferation of drones and the continued escalation of hospital administrative costs. Well worth a couple minutes to read. There are 2.5 million drones flying in the U.S. and their typical range is two or three miles. A circle with a radius of 2 miles has …

Flying under the Radar: The Converging Paths of Drones and Hospital Administrative ExpensesRead More

Pressure is at an all-time high for providers to find a way to deliver the highest quality care at the lowest possible price: Enter the shift toward integrated delivery networks (IDNs) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). In an attempt to better coordinate care, the US healthcare system has identified consolidation as the ideal means to …

The Truth Behind IDNs: Is It Who You Know, or What You Know?Read More

Emory Healthcare and DeKalb Medical are close to completing their strategic partnership, initiated through a letter of intent signed in November, 2017. The Federal Trade Commission has approved the partnership, and the application will now be filed with the Georgia Attorney General. Pending the Attorney General’s review and approval, the deal is anticipated to close …

Emory Healthcare and DeKalb Medical Move to Finalize Strategic PartnershipRead More

The Wall Street Journal posed this question earlier this week. This always interests me when main stream media takes on the Supply Chain arena. This article was actually a couple of letters to the editor on the opinion page. Usually when we see opinions voiced about GPOs it is negative and anti-GPO. One contribution to …

What Interest Do Health GPOs Really Serve?Read More

Definitive Healthcare has put together two lists of the Top 25 Physician Groups in the U.S: Top 25 Physician Groups by number of Physicians Top 25 Physician Groups by Medicare Charges Here are some interesting facts about each list by the numbers. Top 25 Physician Groups by number of Physicians The top Group has 8,711 …

Free Download of the Top 25 Physician Groups in the USRead More

A new survey released delves deep into what hospitals think of Amazon. Most hospital executives also told researchers that they believe Amazon will have a positive impact on the healthcare market overall, while only 10 percent said they predict that impact will be a negative one. Three-quarters predict Amazon will be successful in this initiative. …

62 Percent of Decision Makers at Hospitals said they Support Amazon’s Entrance into the MarketRead More

Check out this great article by Ken Murawski of Healthcare Links. It really gets to the core of the best strategy depending on what your product is. Years ago, hospitals joined GPOs in order to help them negotiate the best prices based on large membership associations. As IDNs evolved, they reduced the number of staff …

GPO vs. IDN: What’s the Best Sales Strategy for Your Product?Read More

Sign up today! A few of the committed speakers: John Horne, OSF Healthcare George Hersch, Norton Healthcare Tom Lubotsky, Advocate Healthcare Gary Fennessy, Northwestern Travis Heider, Pandion Optimization Alliance (formerly Seagate Alliance) Click here to see the full agenda.

ANAE Registration now open! Chicago, Ill. July 16-18, 2018Read More

Tenet Healthcare has spent $630 million to increase its stake in an Addison-based company that operates a 28-state network of outpatient surgery, imaging and urgent care facilities. Tenet, a national hospital operator based in Dallas, now owns 95 percent of United Surgical Partners International, an announcement Thursday said. Baylor University Medical Center owns the other …

Tenet Spends $630m to Increase Stake in USPIRead More