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Vendor Credentialing Very Much Active

In interviews with nearly 100 providers, GHX/Vendormate found that nearly 88% believe compliance controls will increase, and almost 76% expect all reps or a combination of on/offsite reps will be credentialed, Chrystie Leonard, general manager, credentialing and managed services, told Repertoire in mid-November. “We expect vendor credentialing to expand rapidly due to heightened security requirements and new …

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Preventive Care: Do we have too many guidelines?

Researchers suggest it might be time for some ‘de-intensification’ Editor’s note: The following is fourth in a series about changes occurring among primary care physicians. Does anybody actually oppose the concept of preventive medicine for kids and adults? Ask yourself: How many people do you know who believe that regular blood pressure checks at the pediatrician’s …

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Simrit Sandhu joins Vizient, Inc.

Vizient, Inc. today announced that Simrit Sandhu has joined the company as executive vice president, Strategic Transformation and Clinical-Supply Solutions. In this new role, Sandhu will lead the implementation of Vizient’s overall strategic plan and its supply chain businesses in areas spanning medical-surgical, clinical preference, capital, purchased services and supply chain operations. Prior to joining Vizient, …

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Johnson & Johnson committed to delivering 100 million doses by June

Johnson & Johnson has begun shipping the first nearly four million doses of its newly-authorized COVID-19 vaccine across the country, officials said Monday, and is expected to further scale up supply in the coming weeks and months. J&J expects to deliver some 16 million additional doses by the end of March, “predominantly in the back …

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Northeast Georgia Medical Center plans $700M expansion

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Gainesville, GA) is moving forward on a new 11-story patient tower at its main campus, adjacent and attached to the main hospital building. The plan would add 144 inpatient acute-care beds to Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s existing 557 beds, as well as new outpatient observation beds, relocation and expansion of the …

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Masks stack up in US warehouses as nurses reuse N95 respirators

U.S. manufacturers say they have enough high-filtration respirators like N95s in their warehouses for every American adult, and they are calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to revise guidance that discourages the general public from getting them. The American Mask Manufacturers Association, says its members have an inventory of 233 million N95 …

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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has virtually disappeared in the U.S.

The AP reports that flu has virtually disappeared from the U.S., with reports coming in at far lower levels than anything seen in decades. Experts say that measures put in place to fend off the coronavirus — mask wearing, social distancing, and virtual schooling — were a big factor in preventing a “twindemic” of flu and COVID-19. …

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Biden signs executive order targeting America’s supply chains in critical areas

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday requiring a review of the global supply chains in key industries in an effort to boost domestic production and avoid shortages in critical goods amid the coronavirus pandemic. The executive order calls for a 100-day review to assess vulnerabilities and areas for improvement of supply chains for four areas: pharmaceuticals, …

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