Beaumont, Spectrum to create new health system; NC bill to amend certificate of need laws; plus Jobs!

September 10, 2021

Hello NAW Subscribers,

Please join us on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. ET for an ANAE Supply Chain Leader Webinar with special guest Tom Lubotsky, VP of Supply Chain for Allina Health.

I hope you enjoy this issue of National Accounts Weekly!

Sincerely,

John Pritchard

President of ANAE

Publisher of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting

ANAE to host webinar with Allina Health's Tom Lubotsky

Join ANAE on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. ET for an ANAE Supply Chain Leader Webinar with special guest Tom Lubotsky, VP of Supply Chain for Allina Health.

John Pritchard, President of ANAE and Publisher of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting, will interview Lubotsky so suppliers can get a better understanding of this health system, their GPO partnerships, and how to best partner with Allina Health.

From JHC Blog:

Premier’s Disaster Preparedness Team talks variant outbreaks, safeguards for supply chain

Amid the reports of the Delta variant causing shutdowns of factories in largely unvaccinated parts of Asia, disrupting supply chains and contributing to rising consumer prices, industry stakeholders are monitoring the latest developments and how they may affect the healthcare supply chain.

The Journal of Healthcare Contracting reached out to Premier Inc.’s Disaster Preparedness Team about questions related to possible disruptions to the U.S. healthcare supply chain.

Is the flu disappearing in kids?

Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control for the provisional death counts for COVID-19 suggests that deaths involving influenza have been at zero since July 2021. However, even in July, there was only one death in the 0-17 age range involving influenza. This year, the CDC has only reported nine deaths related to influenza. Is the flu disappearing from the 0-17 age range altogether?

Premier Inc. and 11 health systems invest in Exela Pharma Sciences to secure U.S. drug supply, manufacturing

Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) and 11 leading health systems acquired a minority stake in Exela Holdings, Inc., the holding company of Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC (Lenoir, NC), to secure vital supply of pharmaceutical products and support domestic production.

From Share Moving Media:

6 huge benefits of marketing automation in medical manufacturing

Marketing automation software is taking over the medical industry. Medical manufacturing has been behind in adopting marketing automation, but that is starting to change. With medical manufacturing a $176.7 billion industry with an expected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.0%, marketing automation in medical manufacturing has never been more critical.

North Carolina legislature passes bill to amend certificate of need laws

The North Carolina state House passed a bill in late August to modify the state’s certificate-of-need (CON) laws by raising the dollar thresholds on healthcare projects that trigger a review by state regulators. The House approval follows state Senate approval earlier this year and sends the bill to the desk of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper.

Spectrum Health, Beaumont Health to create new health system

Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health announced they have signed a formal integration agreement to create a new health system. The announcement follows a Letter of Intent (LOI) that Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health signed in June 2021 to create a new health system.

The new health system, temporarily named BHSH System, is expected to launch this fall. The combination still requires completion of the regulatory review process.

From Repertoire:

How the pandemic is putting a relationship-driven industry to the test

The healthcare supply chain is built on the relationships of distributors and sales representatives. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a series of unique challenges for an industry that relies so heavily on networking, relationship-building, and other general face-to-face interactions. Your organization’s ability to be flexible and pivot during times of uncertainty is instrumental to staying relevant in an evolving market.

Recently on a Parcels of Info podcast, Steve Martin, SVP of Supplier Management at NDC, and Jack Moran, Managing Partner at MTMC, discussed the challenges and opportunities of working in a relationship-driven industry during a pandemic.

Nursing shortage caused in part by high pay for traveling nurses

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, higher crisis pay is “exacerbating a chronic shortage of permanent medical staff across the country,” a shortage that existed before the pandemic and isn’t just relegated to nurses.

COVID-19 has radically transformed the job market for healthcare staff. As emergency rooms continue to fill up with sick patients, healthcare workers are feeling the pressure and exhaustion brought on by months of COVID-19 surges and taking care of critically ill patients. Travel-nurse pay has also surged, brought on in part by federal emergency funding to hospitals.

Dr. Nora Sugintas honored as a Top 100 Healthcare Leader at IFAH Las Vegas

Dr. Nora Sugintas was honored with the prestigious “Top 100 Healthcare Leaders” award for her significant and tangible contributions towards the healthcare industry at the fifth edition of IFAH - International Forum on Advancements in Healthcare, held in June.

Dr. Sugintas is the Founder and CEO of Strategic GPO Consultants, LLC, a consultancy firm providing deep domain expertise in healthcare GPO revenue growth strategies to national and global medical capital equipment and medical device companies.

As a highly accomplished healthcare GPO business development executive, public speaker, and GPO Growth Advisor to C-level executives, Dr. Sugintas has provided record breaking top line revenue growth, market expansion, and leadership to some of the world’s most respected medical capital equipment and healthcare information technology companies, including Abbott Laboratories, Pfizer, GE HealthCare, and Criticare Systems, Inc.