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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 …

Ascension to Form Global Supply Chain Joint VentureRead More

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 …

John Bardis Explains the Economic Solution for HealthcareRead More

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

Month in Review for April 2018Read More

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 …

Brad Connett Named President, U.S. Medical Group At Henry Schein, Inc.Read More

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 …

Joe Walsh to Present at IDN Insights East in AtlantaRead More

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 …

Beaumont Health Selects HealthTrust for Supply Expense Management and Performance ImprovementRead More

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Stop making sense. The title of the afore-mentioned 1984 Talking Heads movie comes to mind when trying to interpret this winter’s flurry of healthcare-related announcements: CVS Health to acquire Aetna (Dec 3). Advocate Health to merge with Aurora Health Care (Dec 4). UnitedHealth Group to acquire DaVita Medical Group (Dec 6). Dignity Health to merge …

Industry Experts Share their Insights into Recent Headlines of Acquisitions, Mergers in HealthcareRead More

The first time I heard of RPCs, a client of mine called them “Virtual IDNs.” That was probably 15 years ago. The idea is simple enough, it is hyper aggregation or super aggregation. Facilities that have different owners create an organization that empowers them to create more value in a contract. Today, they have grown …

Free Download! List of the Top 25 RPCs by Member Hospitals!Read More

A destructive virus called Orangeworm is focused on the healthcare supply chain finding its way in to medical devices such as X-rays and MRI machines. It appears the virus is deployed by a hacker attempting to export information in some sort of corporate espionage. It does not appear any patient information has been compromised. Click …

Cyber Attack Aimed at Healthcare Technology Supply ChainRead More

Bruce Mairose of Mayo will present during a panel discussion on RPCs with Kreg Koford of Intermountain and Jacob Groenewold of Presence Health. You have the very unique opportunity to hear Bruce in June at IDN Insights in Atlanta, GA. June 4-5. Committed Speakers: Kreg Koford- Intermountain Healthcare Bruce Mairose- Mayo Clinic Simrit Sandhu- Cleveland …

Bruce Mairose to Present at IDN Insights East in AtlantaRead More

In an ominous sign for patient safety, 71 percent of reusable medical scopes deemed ready for use on patients tested positive for bacteria at three major U.S. hospitals, according to a new study. The paper, published last month in the American Journal of Infection Control, underscores the infection risk posed by a wide range of …

Study: Nearly Three-Quarters Of Commonly Used Medical Scopes Tainted By BacteriaRead More