Anna McCormick

“We are excited to continue to work with Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest non-for-profit health system in Texas…” said Rand Ballard, Chief Customer Officer for Vizient. In addition to renewing its group purchasing agreement, Baylor Scott & White Health will continue to leverage Vizient pharmacy analytics. Baylor Scott & White consists of: 50 …

Baylor Scott & White Health renews agreement with VizientRead More

Almost 90 percent of IDN and hospital supply chain executives are satisfied or very satisfied with their distribution partner, according to a recent HIDA survey. Below are some key findings from the upcoming report. A majority of hospital and health system supply chain executives think their prime vendor distributor partner adds value to the supply …

New research shows providers value distribution’s roleRead More

When a big merger or acquisition is announced, I am often asked two questions: What stakeholder is benefiting from this transaction? Is this lowering the cost of care? I struggle with both questions. I do know it usually makes a bigger organization that at least one of the architects of the deal get to run. …

Don’t ask the barber whether you need a haircut!Read More

I always enjoy hearing from Blair on what is going on in Washington, D.C. Here he gives a great update on what Providers need to know about what is happening in Healthcare, and especially in D.C. National Accounts Executives would be wise to listen to the part where he discusses High Value Networks (HVNs). I …

Premier’s Blair Childs and the view from WashingtonRead More

National Accounts Weekly started a YouTube channel. Each month we post a month in review video detailing the top few articles that pertain to National Accounts. Let me know what you think about this format! What other videos would you like to see on the channel? In this first episode we detail: Amazon, Berkshire and …

January 2018 Month in ReviewRead More

Every month ANAE has a progressive and insightful Supply Chain Leader join us in a candid discussion about today’s dynamic and competitive landscape. Last week, Donna Van Vlerah, Senior VP, Support Division for Parkview Health was my guest. This is a must listen for suppliers that want insight to how best-in-class IDNs are moving into …

Donna Van Vlerah featured on ANAE Supply Chain Leaders Learning SeriesRead More

Partners HealthCare, based in Boston, Ma. released First Quarter results ending December 31, 2017. Here are some of the results: Revenue of $3.4b (up 6%) $115m in operating income Operating expense of $3.3b (up 2%) Supplies and other expenses of $53m (up 8%) Peter K. Markell, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Partners HealthCare states: …

Partners HealthCare Releases Financial ResultsRead More

Teresa Dail, RN BSN, CMRP Chief Supply Chain Officer Vanderbilt University Medical Center Teresa Dail oversees VUMC’s $1B+ supply chain, including sourcing, logistics, purchasing, systems and disbursements, whereby her daily challenge consists of optimizing best practices across the continuum. She is a mentor/national speaker on numerous healthcare topics and most recently was named as the …

Supply Chain Leader Spotlight!Read More

The linked story warns that McKesson, Cardinal and others are in grave danger of being on the outside looking in. We have heard this warning over and over again. But the quote in the story that I can not get out of my head is: Group Purchasing Organizations such as Vizient also are vulnerable if …

Healthcare Industry ‘ripe for disruption,’ S&P Global warnsRead More

Tony Johnson has made great progress since joining Baylor Scott & White a couple years ago as Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Officer. Modern Healthcare covered his progress it in its February 3, 2018 issue. In March, the 48-hospital system bundled total joints and cardiovascular devices and supplies, saving $32 million. In August it …

“Systemness” at the core of Baylor Scott & White’s contracting success, GPOs accused of inflating prices and IDN owned GPOsRead More

One of the most common questions I get is “What does the IDN of the future look like?” I wish I knew, but National Accounts Executives would be wise to pay attention to Kaiser Permanente, and they just released their 2017 results. 2017 KP by the numbers: Revenue in 2017 was $72b up from $64b …

Largest not-for-profit, integrated health care system reports more than 10 percent membership growthRead More

In this episode we talk to Raymond Davis, Vice President Supply Chain, of Universal Health Services. One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, UHS has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. …

Raymond Davis of Universal Health Services on Healthcare Supply Chain RadioRead More