Hello NAW Subscribers,
I hope you enjoy this issue of National Accounts Weekly and please accompany us for the 4 Ways IDNs are Avoiding Supply Disruptions Webinar, sponsored by Dukal Corporation, on June 2 from 4-5 p.m. ET!
Brent Petty is the moderator and panelists include Lisa Risser of Scripps Health, Gary Fennessy of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and George Godfrey of Baptist Health. We hope you will join.
Sincerely,
John Pritchard
President of ANAE
Publisher of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
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5 Things with Ryan Koos, Chief Supply Chain Officer with Sharp HealthCare |
Ryan Koos, Chief Supply Chain Officer with Sharp HealthCare, joined Marie Haynes, a Partner with HealthCare Links, to discuss the San Diego-based not-for-profit regional healthcare group, its value analysis program and its GPO and distributor relationships. Also, they discussed how the pandemic changed how Sharp does its business, how Sharp negotiates its agreements and how its supply chain is measured by clinical outcomes … |
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HCA to sell Georgia hospital to AdventHealth for approximately $635M |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (Nashville, TN) has signed a definitive agreement to sell 230-bed Redmond Regional Medical Center (Rome, GA) to AdventHealth for approximately $635 million. The sale completes the company’s divestiture of hospitals in the surrounding areas of Atlanta. As a result of the sale of Redmond Regional Medical Center, a hospital … |
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Essentia, CommonSpirit call off 14-hospital sale in MN, ND |
Essentia Health and CommonSpirit Health have reportedly called off negotiations for Essentia to acquire 14 Catholic Health Initiatives facilities in Minnesota and North Dakota. The health organizations signed a letter of intent in early January but announced that they could not reach an agreement. The health systems stated they remain committed … |
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Cyberattacks threaten U.S. hospitals |
If you thought your news feed has been inundated with cyberattack stories in the last few months to a year, you’re not wrong. Ben Schwering, chief information security officer (CISO) for Premier Inc., says the United States has seen an uptick in cyberattacks to infiltrate or compromise healthcare organizations during the pandemic.
Threat actors are looking to take advantage of the overall state of unrest. Many healthcare organizations were stretched thin and operating under extreme circumstances, thus more susceptible to things like phishing attempts …
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Ascension St. Vincent announces $325M expansion |
Ascension St. Vincent announced it is investing $325 million to expand the system’s flagship campus at 86th Street in Indianapolis. The expansion at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital will include relocating the Ascension St. Vincent Women’s Hospital, as well as building a new Brain and Spine Hospital and a new parking garage … |
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Supply Chain’s Future Leaders: Matt Burns, Premier |
Who’s going to shape the future of the health care supply chain? The smart, energetic and creative people who work for you and with you. Supply chain leaders have exhibited hard work and dedication leading innovative strategies and ensuring their frontline workers have the supplies they needed amid a pandemic.
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting features Matt Burns, Director, eCommerce Solutions with Premier.
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Vizient announces new membership agreement with SSM Health |
Vizient Inc. (Irving, TX) announced that SSM Health (St. Louis, MO) has joined the company as member. The new membership agreement expands the scope of SSM Health’s current work with the company to now include Vizient’s contract portfolio, an array of analytics solutions and services in addition to advisory resources aimed at helping them achieve … |
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Karim Kaissi joins Intermountain Healthcare in Nevada as medical group president |
Karim Kaissi has joined Intermountain Healthcare in Nevada, filling the role of Nevada Medical Group President. Kaissi comes to Intermountain after serving as president of the eastern U.S. region for CareMore and Aspire Health, an Anthem Inc. subsidiary. In his prior role, Kaissi led a region of 30 states serving Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients … |
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Vizient adds EP language to contracts to help drive creation of safer healthcare products |
Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) announced it will begin implementing environmentally preferred (EP) language into virtually all its medical/surgical contracts to encourage suppliers to eliminate chemicals of concern and reduce waste from their products. Vizient first launched its Environmentally Preferred Sourcing program in 2017 with a goal of … |
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Health Connect Partners hosts 2021 Fall Hospital Supply Chain Conference Live Online |
Health Connect Partners (HCP) has announced their 2021 Fall Hospital Supply Chain Conference will be hosted Live Online due to the continued travel restrictions of Supply Chain healthcare leaders. HCP’s signature Reverse Expo sessions will be held August 24-27, connecting hospital executives with supplier attendees in Live Online face-to-face meetings … |
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Webinar: 4 Ways IDNs are Avoiding Supply Disruptions |
Join The Journal of Healthcare Contracting for the 4 Ways IDNs are Avoiding Supply Disruptions on June 2 from 4-5 p.m. ET.
The COVID-19 global pandemic demonstrated the devastating human and economic costs of a fragile supply chain. This webinar will dive into steps that need to be taken for a more resilient healthcare supply chain infrastructure.
Brent Petty, Healthcare Industry Consultant, will be moderating this webinar.
Panelists:
- Lisa Risser, SVP, Ancillary Operations, Scripps Health
- Gary Fennessy, VP, Chief Supply Chain Executive, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
- George Godfrey, Corporate VP, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Baptist Health
This webinar is brought to you by Dukal Corporation.
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Abbott
National Account Manager,
Abbott Informatics
B. Braun
Director, Health Systems
KARL STORZ
Strategic Partnership Manager, Northeast
KARL STORZ
Strategic Partnership Manager, Pacific Northwest
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John Pritchard
Publisher of National Accounts Weekly
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