The Wall Street Journal posed this question earlier this week. This always interests me when main stream media takes on the Supply Chain arena. This article was actually a couple of letters to the editor on the opinion page. Usually when we see opinions voiced about GPOs it is negative and anti-GPO. One contribution to …
Free Download of the Top 25 Physician Groups in the US
Definitive Healthcare has put together two lists of the Top 25 Physician Groups in the U.S: Top 25 Physician Groups by number of Physicians Top 25 Physician Groups by Medicare Charges Here are some interesting facts about each list by the numbers. Top 25 Physician Groups by number of Physicians The top Group has 8,711 …
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62 Percent of Decision Makers at Hospitals said they Support Amazon’s Entrance into the Market
A new survey released delves deep into what hospitals think of Amazon. Most hospital executives also told researchers that they believe Amazon will have a positive impact on the healthcare market overall, while only 10 percent said they predict that impact will be a negative one. Three-quarters predict Amazon will be successful in this initiative. …
GPO vs. IDN: What’s the Best Sales Strategy for Your Product?
Check out this great article by Ken Murawski of Healthcare Links. It really gets to the core of the best strategy depending on what your product is. Years ago, hospitals joined GPOs in order to help them negotiate the best prices based on large membership associations. As IDNs evolved, they reduced the number of staff …
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ANAE Registration now open! Chicago, Ill. July 16-18, 2018
Sign up today! A few of the committed speakers: John Horne, OSF Healthcare George Hersch, Norton Healthcare Tom Lubotsky, Advocate Healthcare Gary Fennessy, Northwestern Travis Heider, Pandion Optimization Alliance (formerly Seagate Alliance) Click here to see the full agenda.
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May 3, 2018
HealthTrust Signs a Big IDN, Bardis Podcast Available, April Month in Review
Tenet Spends $630m to Increase Stake in USPI
Tenet Healthcare has spent $630 million to increase its stake in an Addison-based company that operates a 28-state network of outpatient surgery, imaging and urgent care facilities. Tenet, a national hospital operator based in Dallas, now owns 95 percent of United Surgical Partners International, an announcement Thursday said. Baylor University Medical Center owns the other …
Ascension to Form Global Supply Chain Joint Venture
Ascension, the largest private, tax-exempt, nongovernmental health system in the United States, and Ramsay Health Care Limited, one of the top six private hospital operators in the world, are partnering in a new global supply chain joint venture. The new organization will combine the purchasing power of St. Louis-based Ascension, the world’s largest Catholic health …
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John Bardis Explains the Economic Solution for Healthcare
John Bardis joins the CEO Forum Group on a 19 minute podcast and explores many topics. National Accounts Executives will enjoy hearing from John about: Medassets was on the brink of bankruptcy in 2001 The need for payment reform What CEOs need to understand today to be successful The trend of utilization and price transfers …
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Month in Review for April 2018
This 3 minute video will take you through the top stories of April 2018 in the National Accounts arena. Month in Review explores Walmart’s bold move into healthcare, IDN Insights, GPO vs. IDN and the Top 25 RPCs. Click here for April 2018 Month in Review
Brad Connett Named President, U.S. Medical Group At Henry Schein, Inc.
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) today announced that Brad Connett has been named President of Henry Schein’s U.S. Medical Group, one of the nation’s leading providers of products and services to physician offices, urgent care clinics, retail clinics, freestanding emergency rooms, Integrated Delivery Networks, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, and other alternate care sites. Click here for …
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Joe Walsh to Present at IDN Insights East in Atlanta
You have the very unique opportunity to hear Joe on June at IDN Insights in Atlanta, GA. June 4-5. Committed Speakers: Kreg Koford- Intermountain Healthcare Bruce Mairose- Mayo Clinic Simrit Sandhu- Cleveland Clinic Kathryn Carpenter- CHI Tony Johnson- Baylor Scott & White Paul Keckley- The Keckley Group And many more! Topics to be discussed Innovative …
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Beaumont Health Selects HealthTrust for Supply Expense Management and Performance Improvement
Healthtrust, a leading performance improvement company for healthcare, and Beaumont Health, the largest hospital system in Michigan for inpatient admissions and net patient revenue, have executed a managed services agreement wherein HealthTrust will have responsibility for supply chain leadership and expense management for the non-profit system. The multi-year agreement, which became effective April 1, also …
April 19, 2018
Walmart makes bold move into Healthcare, Mark McKenna lecture video now posted
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