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ANAE Lectures are helping to keep our members current on all aspects of healthcare and a new lecture has just been released! John Strong, co-founder, chief consulting officer, at Access Strategy Partners Inc., presents on The US Healthcare Supply Chain and it’s Evolution. Strong takes you back to 1910 and explains all of the stops …

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As America’s health care providers continue responding to the first wave of COVID-19, Banner Health is being hit hard for the second time. Exclusive of CARES Act funding, Banner forecasts operating losses of $500 million for fiscal year 2020 as compared to initial budget expectations, with expected revenue losses approaching $1 billion for the year.  …

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The operator of Petaluma Valley Hospital announced it has received a proposal from NorCal HealthConnect, LLC, a secular affiliate of Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH), to purchase Petaluma Valley Hospital for $52.6 million.  Under the proposed deal, NorCal would continue to provide emergency and acute care services “well into the future.”NorCal HealthConnect would commit to …

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Premier Inc. announced enhancements to its crisis forecasting and planning technology. With the enhancements, the technology will now predict the COVID-19 census for any U.S. hospital on a given day. Premier’s tool enables hospitals and health systems across the country to visualize their facilities’ COVID-19-positive census in near real time and identify upcoming hotspots, providing …

Premier Inc. technology predicts number of COVID-19 cases in U.S. hospitals in near real timeRead More

Sutter Health (Sacramento, CA) requested a delay on a $575 million settlement it reached last December over accusations of price gouging and monopolistic practices. Citing the surge in coronavirus cases and economic fallout from the pandemic, Sutter Health argued it needed three additional months to decide whether it should try to abandon the settlement terms.However, …

Sutter Health request to delay $575M settlement is deniedRead More

A recently approved $6 million state grant will fund the first phase of the University of North Florida’s (UNF) planned MedNexus, which will help address an expected shortage of healthcare professionals. MedNexus will connect healthcare providers with university students, faculty and researchers. It will be based at UNF’s Jacksonville, FL, campus, where simulation and medical …

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The current Association of National Account Executives (ANAE) COVID-19 survey shows fascinating results.13% of respondents expect to be down over 50% to plan in 2020, one-third of respondents said their companies would be down at least 25%. 27% of respondents’ companies have had lay offs, 6% of furloughs or layoffs were in national accounts. View the …

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Front-line medical workers and doctors in private practice are again sounding the alarm over ongoing shortages of protective gear.Months after some New York City nurses were forced to wear garbage bags for protection, the shortage of protective gear impacting rural and urban hospitals, nursing homes and private physicians’ offices is one of several problems with the nation’s …

Doctors, nurses warn of another protective gear shortage as coronavirus surgesRead More

Unlike the initial surge of COVID-19 in the United States this spring, fewer hospitals are choosing to suspend elective surgeries despite an increase in coronavirus patients in several states. Here are organizations that have done so as of July 10. Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital is suspending elective surgeries that require overnight stays.Effective July 8, six-hospital Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla., …

Which hospitals have suspended elective surgeries? A list, state by stateRead More