Keith Callahan, Senior Vice President of Supply & Service Resource Management at Dignity Health, was the guest of ANAE for our monthly Supply Chain Leader Series. Mr. Callahan was very generous with his time in answering questions about how a supplier can better understand and navigate Dignity Health for contract success. Dignity Health operates 39 …
May 2013: Keith L. Callahan, Senior Vice President of Supply & Service Resource Management, Dignity Health
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Hospital usage rates decline as the system anticipates more people insured. Is this an unintended consequence of the ACA?
As for-profit hospitals released their first quarter earnings, many pointed to decreased hospital visits. I have seen estimates of decreased volume in the 3-4 percent range, and as high as 6 percent. This is certainly causing downward pressure on hospital revenue. However, what I find curious is the reason hospital and health system executives give …
Understanding ACOs and how they will affect the Healthcare Supply Chain
I have travelled the nation for over 13 years talking about Hospitals, IDNs and GPOs to suppliers regarding the trends and best practices for gaining market share with these organizations. A few years ago as the industry started to make eye contact with healthcare reform, I was flooded with inquiries about Accountable Care Organizations. I …
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April 2013 – James R. Francis FACHE, Division Chair, Supply Chain Management and Assistant Treasurer, Mayo Clinic
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Joe Dudas of Mayo Clinic to speak at 2013 ANAE Conference
Joe Dudas, vice chair of category management at Mayo Clinic Health System (Rochester, MN), will speak at the “Supplying 500 + Physicians” panel at the upcoming ANAE meeting, which will be held on July 21 – 23, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees of the panel will hear how IDNs are integrating physician-owned practices into their …
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Jim Francis of Mayo Clinic Health System Briefs ANAE
During a recent ANAE Supply Chain Leader Learning Series call, Jim Francis, division chair of supply chain management and assistant treasurer at Mayo Clinic Health System, discussed strategic imperatives at Mayo Clinic Health System and the Upper Midwest Consolidated Services Center LLC, a VHA Supply Network. Jim has always been very gracious with his time, …
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Channel Choices…..keep coming.
The number of channels a supplier has to negotiate to gain business with an IDN is staggering. It is not uncommon for a Corporate Accounts Executive to sit across the table from a Supply Chain Leader negotiating for market share, and that Supply Chain Leader is accustomed to individual contracts for his IDN, yet is …
ANAE to host conference call with James Francis of Mayo Clinic – April 24 at 10 AM est
[private] ANAE invites members to participate in the Supply Chain Leader Learning Series, which will kick-off April 24, 2013. The session will give suppliers insight into the priorities of the IDN and will enable you to develop a more successful relationship with supply chain executives. John Pritchard, publisher of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting, will …
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Mark Dixon to keynote at 2013 ANAE Conference
Mark Dixon, President at Mark Dixon Group, LLC will keynote at the upcoming ANAE meeting which will be held on July 21-23, 2013, in Las Vegas. His presentation, Integrated Delivery Networks and Hospital Trends and Strategies: a C-Suite Perspective, will share information related to major changes in healthcare reform and a focus on ACOs. Mark …
Les Friend Bio
Les Friend, Vice President, Strategic Business Group – As leader of the, Strategic Business Group, Les Friend is responsible for the management of TAMS’ healthcare business development and strategic accounts including the Government, GPO’s and IDN strategies. He establishes long-term relationships with key customers in the form of comprehensive purchase agreements and specialized business/clinical partnerships. …
The Urgency for Urgent Care
Urgent Care Centers are on the rise. There are reportedly 9,000 in the United States today, and about 500 are opening per year. Obviously, this is in part to the upcoming influx of 40 million more insured patients into the healthcare system. Yet, these “Doc in the Box” facilities have long been the black sheep …
How much profit does a non-profit need to make?
Ever since reading Bitter Pill in Time Magazine, I have noticed the non-profit status of hospitals being questioned across the country, both in trade and mainstream media. This challenges so many of the core tenants I have long believed about healthcare. Whether it is in Chicago, where the city wants hospitals to pay property tax, …
Bitter Pill in Time Magazine
Have you read “Bitter Pill” in Time Magazine? If not I ask, beg, plead you do so. I wish I could re-print it here for you, but Time has it behind a firewall and will charge you $9 to get access! Don’t be cheap, it is worth every penny. In fact I’ll send you the …
Upcoming Learning Series Webinars
ANAE Supply Chain Leaders Learning Series – Calendar Registration details coming soon for all webinars! April 24, 2013 at 10AM Eastern– James R. Francis, FACHE, Division Chair, Supply Chain Management and Assistant Treasurer at Mayo Clinic See James’s Bio May 2013– Keith L. Callahan, Senior Vice President of Supply & Service Resource Management at Dignity …