Commercial healthcare providers are disrupting the primary care landscape
The primary care market is seeing consolidation like never before. Retail and payor commercial healthcare providers (CHPs) are acquiring and investing in tech-based startups and senior-focused providers in response to changing patient demographics and preferences. Amazon, CVS Health, Walgreens, Walmart and others are a non-traditional cast having an evident impact on primary care. These retailers …
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Alleviating front line anxiety
A recent survey conducted by the American Nurses Foundation and Joslin Insight found that 64% of nurses reported feeling stressed and 57% said they were exhausted. The survey also identified an increase in verbal abuse toward nurses in the workplace with 53% reporting an increase in verbal abuse since the start of the pandemic. Ultimately, …
Supply assurance
The topic of supply assurance took center stage during and immediately after the height of the pandemic. Prior to 2020, supply chain challenges were rarely in the consumer spotlight. When personal protective equipment became scarce, supply chain conversations dominated the world. The healthcare industry was at the center of the supply chain storm. Unfortunately, even …
HCA system names John Thresher as chief development, integration officer
John Thresher has been named chief development and integration officer for Medical City Healthcare, starting Aug. 21. Thresher replaces Jamie Youssef, who was promoted to senior VP of network development at HCA Healthcare, the parent company of Medical City Healthcare. Thresher brings decades of executive business development, strategy, and operations leadership. He has worked in high-level executive …
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Intermountain Health names Mitch Cloward as president for Nevada, Utah markets
Intermountain Health announced Mitch Cloward as the new Desert Region president overseeing all operations for the healthcare system’s Southern Nevada and Southwest Utah markets. Cloward brings 20 years of Intermountain leadership experience to this position. Most recently, Cloward served as Intermountain Health’s Market President – Desert South Utah and President of St. George Regional Hospital. …
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Henry Schein contributes to relief efforts in response to Hawaii wildfires
In the wake of the devastation caused by the wildfires in Hawaii, Henry Schein, Inc. is raising money for recovery and rebuilding efforts, donating much-needed health care supplies, and supporting its customers who may be impacted by the ongoing crisis. The Company and the Henry Schein Cares Foundation are seeding a 2023 Disaster Relief Fund with a $25,000 donation and will match employee contributions …
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Conrad Emmerich, Chief Procurement Officer at Advocate Health
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Where your medtech GPO contracting strategy goes, your value will follow
By Matt O’Rourke, ZS Principal, Boston, and Abhishek Rathi, ZS Associate Principal, New York Group purchasing organizations (GPO) have been part of medtech and the healthcare value chain in the U.S. for more than a century. Over the past few decades, their influence on provider economics has expanded substantially. The value GPOs deliver to providers and patients …
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Bellwether League Foundation’s Hall of Fame to induct six healthcare professionals
Bellwether League Foundation’s Hall of Fame for Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership selected six professionals, hailed as innovators, leaders, trailblazers and visionaries for their industry contributions and performance, as honorees of the Bellwether Class of 2023. They join 137 earlier honorees inducted since inception of the organization. Bellwether League Foundation selected the following professionals for the …
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ECRI Announces the 2023 Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award Winners
ECRI, the nation’s largest independent patient safety organization, announces the winners of its 2023 Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award. ECRI’s annual award recognizes U.S. healthcare organizations for achieving excellence in overall spend management and adopting best practice solutions into their supply chain processes. “We’re proud to award twelve healthcare systems with our prestigious award this …
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GHX releases community guidelines to streamline clinical supply chain efficiency
Global Healthcare Exchange released the “Consignment Implant Order Automation Guide,” the first industry guidelines designed to help solve the complex challenge of automating implant orders which comprise 40-60% of total supply chain spend. The guidelines are the result of deep industry collaboration which began at GHX Summit 2022 where the company established a working group of approximately …
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Healthcare organizations weigh in on proposed 2024 Physician Fee Schedule
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that includes proposed changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The agency proposed a calendar year 2024 conversion factor of $32.75, a 3.4% decrease from the previous year. Healthcare organizations have weighed in with their concerns regarding the potential ruling. …
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