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Less is more: Is it true regarding healthcare services and procedures? Many clinicians think so but have found that eliminating “low-value care” is more difficult than it sounds. Research shows that fear of malpractice, patient demands and old med school habits continue to drive physicians to provide diagnostic, imaging and pharmacological services that do little …

Avoiding Low-Value CareRead More

When thinking about trends and stories to watch for the near future, it is useful to reflect on the incredible run of recent events. The healthcare supply chain has experienced several lifetimes of learning in just two years. We’ve faced one black swan event after another – pandemics, port delays, record inflation, and spot shortages …

Trends: 5 Healthcare Supply Chain Storylines to WatchRead More

 Vizient, Inc. announced the winners of their clinical performance and supply chain excellence awards for 2022. The awards, which recognize the work of member health systems in the areas of clinical quality and accountability, supplier diversity and environmentally preferred sourcing, were presented during the 2022 Vizient Connections Summit held Sept. 19-21 in Las Vegas. See the …

Vizient Presents Clinical Performance, Supply Chain Awards at the 2022 Connections SummitRead More

Emory Healthcare will migrate from Cerner’s electronic medical record to Epic’s integrated and comprehensive health care software, effective Oct. 1, 2022. With this progress, patients can expect to see an advanced patient experience and care team members will find more integration and alignment of services across the health care system.    Emory Healthcare’s long relationship with Cerner …

Emory Healthcare moves to new system-wide EHR to advance patient experience and careRead More

Earlier this year, the Federation of American Hospitals presented the first ever Exposition Lifetime Achievement Award to Dennis Daar, Managing Partner of Medical Strategies International.  Dennis has been a member of the Expo Committee since 1989 – making him the longest serving ever. During the past, 33 years, he has served as Chair several times …

Dennis Daar receives the first ever FAH Exposition Lifetime Achievement AwardRead More

Mohawk Group is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott Michael Pecore as VP, Strategic Business Development for its Healthcare & Senior Living market segments.  Mr. Pecore is a respected industry thought leader with extensive experience in US healthcare supply contracting, most recently leading the National Accounts program for Armstrong Flooring from 2020-2022.  Since 2015, Scott …

Mohawk Group hires Scott Pecore as VP, Strategic Business Development Read More