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Eleven years after being named JHC’s first Contracting Professional of the Year, Chris Meyers Janda, still takes joy in learning, and in helping others do the same. And, as far as she’s concerned, there’s always something to learn in healthcare delivery. Meyers Janda is vice president, Central Region, for Premier. Eleven years ago, she was …

Chris Meyers Janda: Still on a learning curveRead More

Download for free the 10 Keys for Success in National Accounts in 2018. Click here to download E-book

10 Keys to Success in National Accounts (Free e-book)Read More

Becker’s does a great job detailing 52 of the most important IDNs. Click below to get details on these super tanker IDNs! Click here for the full article

52 great health systems to know in 2018Read More

Who’s going to shape the future of the healthcare supply chain? The smart, energetic and creative young people who are taking charge in the provider community. The under-40 crowd. Help the editors of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting spotlight some of these up-and-comers in an upcoming feature: “Future Supply Chain Leaders of 2018.” It’s easy. …

Nominations Needed for Tomorrow’s Supply Chain Leaders!Read More

HPN recently named Atlanta’s Piedmont Healthcare as its Supply Chain department of the year. Congrats to Joe Colonna and the entire Piedmont team! It was nice to see them name a few suppliers as being instrumental in their success! Click here for the full article

Vizient and GHX credited by Piedmont for its Supply Chain successRead More

HCA Healthcare on Wednesday reported revenue of $11.5 billion for the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 7.4% compared to $10.7 billion during the same time period last year. Total reported admissions increased 4.5% year-over-year for the quarter, while same facility admissions increased 2.7% and same facility revenue per equivalent admission increased 3.6%. The …

HCA Revenue and Admissions up in Q2Read More

Chris Holt is always candid and interesting to talk to about the direction he is taking Amazon’s healthcare initiative. This article is a must-read for anyone interested in what Amazon is doing. It states Amazon has 85,000 sellers and 1m customers in healthcare. Holt also touches on: Invoicing capabilities Ordering around the Item Master Self-distributing …

Amazon’s Chris Holt on testing a consumer first model in healthcareRead More

Large employers contracting with healthcare providers is really gaining steam. Last week Walmart chose University Hospitals as a national Center of Excellence joint and orthopedic care. Click here for the full article

Walmart selects University Hospitals as a National Center of ExcellenceRead More

Check out this 3-minute video covering the top stories in May 2018 in the Healthcare Contracting arena! Click here for video

Video: May Month in ReviewRead More

Emory Healthcare, the clinical arm of Emory University, and Kaiser Permanente will collaborate to develop a new care model that provides Kaiser Permanente members with a fully integrated health care experience, and in the process advances patient- and family-centered care in metro Atlanta and beyond. Emory University Hospital Midtown and Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital will …

Kaiser Permanente and Emory Healthcare Announce New CollaborationRead More

Atrium Health announced Tuesday a plan to spend more than $1 billion across the hospital system’s facilities in the Charlotte area and beyond, a project the system said represents the largest capital investment in its history. Hospital officials gave few details about the plans, noting that specifics are being finalized. But CEO Gene Woods said …

Atrium (formerly Carolinas Health) Plans to Spend $1 BillionRead More