Hello NAW Subscribers -
I hope you like this issue of National Accounts Weekly and I hope to see you soon at two of our upcoming events:
Sincerely,
John Pritchard
President of ANAE
Publisher of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting (JHC)
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Avoiding low-value care
Fewer procedures, more conversations, may lead to better outcomes.
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
September 2022
Less is more: Is it true regarding healthcare services and procedures? Many clinicians think so but have found that eliminating “low-value care” is more difficult than it sounds.
Research shows that fear of malpractice, patient demands and old med school habits continue to drive physicians to provide diagnostic, imaging and pharmacological services that do little good for their patients, and at worst, lead to poorer health outcomes. It’s called low-value care and has been defined as services that are of limited to no benefit to patients, may cause patients harm, and lead to waste of healthcare resources.
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Trends: 5 healthcare supply chain storylines to watch
The healthcare supply chain – both suppliers and providers – have received a lifetime of learning in two years.
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
September 2022
When thinking about trends and stories to watch for the near future, it is useful to reflect on the incredible run of recent events. The healthcare supply chain has experienced several lifetimes of learning in just two years. We’ve faced one black swan event after another – pandemics, port delays, record inflation, and spot shortages of critical goods among others. We’ve had to prepare for the unpredictable as well as the unimaginable. There have been benefits to confronting these challenges as an industry. Looking ahead to the rest of the year – and beyond – the Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) sees the following issues and challenges facing the industry.
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Vizient awards clinical performance, supply chain
Vizient announced the winners of their clinical performance and supply chain excellence awards for 2022. The awards, which recognize the work of member health systems in the areas of clinical quality and accountability, supplier diversity and environmentally preferred sourcing, were presented during the 2022 Vizient Connections Summit held Sept. 19-21 in Las Vegas.
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Emory moves to Epic EHR
Emory Healthcare will migrate from Cerner’s electronic medical record to Epic’s integrated and comprehensive health care software, effective Oct. 1.
Moving to Epic will allow the health system to align its hospitals and clinics onto one integrated, modernized platform — accelerating quality improvements, supporting best-in-class patient experiences and improving the electronic health record (EHR) experience for care team members. The collaboration with Epic will also improve Emory Healthcare’s ability to seamlessly share patient records and care information within Emory locations and across organizations, while offering optimal self-service options for patients.
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Dennis Daar receives Exposition Lifetime Achievement Award
Earlier this year, the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) presented the first ever Exposition Lifetime Achievement Award to Dennis Daar, Managing Partner of Medical Strategies International.
Dennis has been a member of the Expo Committee since 1989 – making him the longest serving ever. During the past 33 years, he has served as Chair several times and led several subcommittees.
“His institutional knowledge is invaluable. And I have to admit – I don’t think I could do this without his guidance and can-do spirit," said Kerry Price, FAH’s Senior Vice President of Operations. "Dennis has been doing this so long he is even considered an honorary FAH employee and is recognized as – by far – the biggest supporter of our annual exposition,”
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Mohawk hires Scott Pecore as VP, Strategic Business Development
Mohawk Group is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott Pecore as VP, Strategic Business Development for its Healthcare & Senior Living market segments.
Pecore is a respected industry thought leader with extensive experience in U.S. healthcare supply contracting, most recently leading the National Accounts program for Armstrong Flooring from 2020-2022.
Since 2015, Pecore has held executive roles focused on strategic enterprise and membership growth initiatives for the two largest healthcare performance improvement and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in the U.S., Premier, Inc. and Vizient, Inc. During this period, he worked closely with leaders from the nation’s most complex health systems on supply chain efficiency, product utilization management, brand standardization and reduction in cost and clinical variation.
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JHC to host 1st Annual ASC meeting in Atlanta
Please join The Journal of Healthcare Contracting’s First Annual Ambulatory Surgery Center meeting in Atlanta on Nov. 9-10!
Attendees will hear from ASC industry experts on the future growth of ASCs, top concerns of ASC owners, the best way for stakeholders to collaborate with ASCs for success in the U.S. Healthcare Supply Chain and more!
Confirmed Speakers:
- Joseph Zasa, Principal, Zasa Associates
- Mike Vintges, SVP, Strategic Sourcing, National Cardiovascular Partners & Azura Vascular Care
- Scott Jackson, VP, Henry Schein
- Hilary Grittner, VP, Non-Acute Sales, Provista
- Robert Mayhew, Director, Procurement and Contracting, Revo Health
- Rick Salzer, SVP, Surgery Partners
- Jeff Moser, VP, Sg2
- Matt Bowers, VP, Supply Chain Operations, Surgical Care Affiliates
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Join us for IDN Insights Hosted by Amazon Business in Seattle
Please join us for The Journal of Healthcare Contracting’s IDN Insights Meeting Hosted by Amazon Business in Seattle on Nov. 16-17!
Attendees will hear from health systems across the country on:
- How IDNs measure successful contracts
- Challenges health systems are dealing with post pandemic
- What successful supplier/provider relationships look like
- What Amazon Business healthcare initiatives are moving forward
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Register for Supply Chain Leader Webinars with UPMC, CommonSpirit and URMC
Please join us for ANAE’s Supply Chain Leader webinars with UPMC, CommonSpirit Health and URMC.
John Pritchard will interview three special guests in 45-minute sessions covering their top priorities, how their supply chain is structured and what suppliers can do to best support the health systems and work with them more effectively. Dates and guests include:
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Oct. 12, 1 p.m. ET - Meena Medler, VP, Supply Chain Management, UPMC
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Nov. 3, 2 p.m. ET - Kathryn Carpenter, VP, Sourcing, Contracting, Clinical Strategy and Implementation, CommonSpirit Health
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Dec. 1, 2 p.m. ET - Carl Tietjen, AVP, Purchasing and Supply Chain, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)
Questions or curious about our corporate membership packages?
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Supply Chain Sales Executive
Kansas City, MO
MCKESSON
Project Manager
MHS National Accounts
Irving, TX
VIZIENT
Supply Chain Services Procurement, On Site
Lawrenceville, NJ
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John Pritchard
Publisher
National Accounts Weekly
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