The healthcare industry continues to develop and innovate to meet consumer preferences and needs. The pandemic led to wider access to virtual care services, and technology has enabled new entrants into the healthcare industry to profit. One of those companies, Transcarent, has partnered with 10 health systems across the nation to form a virtual provider …
Intermountain Health names new president
Intermountain Health has named Jim Sheets as the president for healthcare operations in Colorado, Montana, Kansas, Wyoming, and New Mexico. Sheets first joined Intermountain Health in 2007 and brings more than 16 years of Intermountain leadership experience to this role. He spent the last nine months serving as the group president for 10 CommonSpirit Health …
HSCA announces 2024 Board of Directors, names new CEO
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), which represents the nation’s leading healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs), announced that Capstone Health Alliance President and CEO Tim Bugg will serve as Chair of HSCA’s Board of Directors, replacing TPC President and CEO Roger Nolan. Read More
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New data added to NASHP’s hospital cost tool
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) released an update to its Hospital Cost Tool to include 2022 data and new metrics on hospital labor expenses. As a result, users of this publicly available tool can access data on hospital costs such as operating profit margins, cost to charge ratios, breakeven points, and more for approximately 4,600 …
Jack Koczela, Director of Sourcing & Transformation, Supply Chain at Froedtert Health
April 10, 2024 2:00 PM ET
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Dawn Wells, MPH, Assistant Vice President, Supply Chain, Northwell Health
April 23, 20242:00 PM ET
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Brad Forth, Vice President, Sourcing & Vendor Management and Mike McDonough, System Director, Sourcing & Vendor Management at SSM Health
Georgia Denise Robson, RN MBA, Clinical Supply Program Senior Director, Supply Chain Services Clinical Alignment Team at Banner Health
How Healthcare Providers Are Shifting Toward Home Care
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting’s podcast series with John Pritchard, Publisher of JHC talking about how healthcare providers are shifting toward home care. Guest: Adam Smerecki, System Director HME, The University of Kansas Health System
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December 29, 2023
CommonSpiritHealth appoints Senior Executive VP and COO
CommonSpirit Health has selected Terika Richardson as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Richardson will serve as a member of the organization’s Executive Leadership Team and report to CEO Wright Lassiter III. Richardson joins CommonSpirit with extensive executive operations experience and a rare blend of nonprofit and for profit as well as faith-based …
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Mayo Clinic opens Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building for research
Mayo Clinic celebrates the grand opening of the 11-floor Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building. The building will support hiring more scientists to contribute to Mayo’s unique capabilities to bring scientific discoveries to patients. It joins other Mayo Clinic research facilities where investigators discover scientific advancements that affect patient care, leading to better outcomes and improved quality …
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Intermountain Health home care program reaches important milestone
Intermountain Health’s Hospital-Level Care at Home program has reached an important milestone: safely and effectively treating 1,000 patients at home, rather than keeping them in the hospital, since the service began in May 2020. This innovative program is available for patients with qualifying acute or chronic conditions who live near 16 Intermountain hospitals in Utah, from …
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Urgent care rollup
The number of urgent care centers continues to rise. According to the Urgent Care Association, there are over 14,000 such centers in the U.S. (not including retail clinics), and the current growth rate for new ones is 7%. Over 78% of the U.S. population lives within a 10-minute drive of an urgent care center. As …
AHA names winner of Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award
The American Hospital Association announced the team from Queen’s North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital, a 35-bed rural acute care hospital located in Waimea (Kamuela) on Hawai‘i Island, as the 2023 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award. The award recognizes small or rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through change and innovation. …
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