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U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2020-21 rankings for the top hospitals in the U.S. Below is a list of each state’s top-ranked hospital. Alabama: University of Alabama at Birmingham HospitalAlaska: Alaska Native Medical Center (Anchorage)Arkansas: UAMS Medical Center (Little Rock)Arizona: Mayo Clinic (Phoenix)California: UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles)Colorado: UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (Aurora)Connecticut: Yale New …

The No. 1 hospital in each state for 2020-21Read More

Vizient announced that it entered into an agreement with Encompass Group for its Novaplus Enhanced Supply program for personal protective equipment. The agreement will increase the supply of PPE and enable access to 40 million AAMI level three disposable isolation gowns annually for its member hospitals. The agreement also includes disposable bouffant caps and shoe covers …

Vizient signs contract to make 40 million PPE gownsRead More

For the quarter ending June 30, 2020, KFHP/H reported:$22.1 billion total operating revenues$20.0 billion total operating expenses$2.1 billion operating income For the 6 months ending June 30, 2020, KFHP/H reported:$44.7 billion total operating revenues$3.3 billion operating income$66 million total other income and expense$3.4 billion net income year-to-date Compared to 2019 reports:$42.8 billion total operating revenues$2.7 …

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Q2 2020 financial updateRead More

The Journal of Healthcare Contracting announced its “People to Watch in Healthcare Contracting” in the August issue.Check out the full list below! View the full list here View the JHC August Issue here

People to Watch in Healthcare ContractingRead More

Five HealthTrust member organizations have been singled out for supply chain excellence and social stewardship benefiting their providers, patients and communities.Recipients of the Member Recognition Awards, the most prestigious honors presented annually by HealthTrust, were announced during a segment of HealthTrust University Conference livestreamed from Nashville.Check out the inductees below! Read More

HealthTrust Honors Healthcare Systems for Excellence and SustainabilityRead More

Vizient, Inc. announced that Cathy Denning, a sourcing and supply chain expert, is testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance during the second part of its hearing, “Protecting the Reliability of the U.S. Medical Supply Chain During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”  Denning, RN, MSN, group senior vice president of sourcing operations, analytics and center of …

Vizient supply chain expert Cathy Denning to participate in Senate Finance Committee Hearing on counterfeit PPERead More

While the impact has been far from even, one estimate from the American Hospital Association estimates the nation’s health systems’ financial losses in the first four months of the outbreak reached nearly $203 billion. This story is part of  a series  examining the state of healthcare six months into the public health emergency declared for COVID-19. Read …

6 months in: Following the flow of CARES hospital fundingRead More

COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on communities of color has underscored persistent structural and systemic issues, and the long-standing need to build a more equitable healthcare system. In this episode of Inside Out, Mike Alkire, President of Premier, Inc. and Dr. Sachin Jain, CEO of the SCAN Group and ScanHealthPlan, and Adjunct Professor at Stanford University School …

The Path Forward: Healthcare Reimagined in the Context of InequalityRead More

The Trump administration’s $765 million loan to the Eastman Kodak Co. for its launch of a business making pharmaceutical ingredients sent shares of the iconic camera company soaring.  The Trump administration said the Kodak deal is the first of its kind and uses powers afforded by the Defense Production Act. The administration previously used these powers to …

Kodak’s stock triples as company announces pandemic plan to start making pharmaceutical ingredientsRead More

ANAE Lectures are helping to keep our members current on all aspects of healthcare and a new lecture has just been released! John Strong, co-founder, chief consulting officer, at Access Strategy Partners Inc., presents on The US Healthcare Supply Chain and it’s Evolution. Strong takes you back to 1910 and explains all of the stops …

New Learning Module on U.S. Healthcare Supply Chain AvailableRead More

As America’s health care providers continue responding to the first wave of COVID-19, Banner Health is being hit hard for the second time. Exclusive of CARES Act funding, Banner forecasts operating losses of $500 million for fiscal year 2020 as compared to initial budget expectations, with expected revenue losses approaching $1 billion for the year.  …

Banner Health hit hard by COVID-19Read More

The operator of Petaluma Valley Hospital announced it has received a proposal from NorCal HealthConnect, LLC, a secular affiliate of Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH), to purchase Petaluma Valley Hospital for $52.6 million.  Under the proposed deal, NorCal would continue to provide emergency and acute care services “well into the future.”NorCal HealthConnect would commit to …

NorCal HealthConnect offers to acquire Petaluma Valley Hospital for $52.6MRead More

Premier Inc. announced enhancements to its crisis forecasting and planning technology. With the enhancements, the technology will now predict the COVID-19 census for any U.S. hospital on a given day. Premier’s tool enables hospitals and health systems across the country to visualize their facilities’ COVID-19-positive census in near real time and identify upcoming hotspots, providing …

Premier Inc. technology predicts number of COVID-19 cases in U.S. hospitals in near real timeRead More