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Vizient, Inc. recognized the superior performance of suppliers and distributors in 16 categories for their work to deliver exceptional service to member hospitals over the course of 2019. The awards were presented in a virtual format Sept. 15 as part of the 2020 Vizient Connections Education Summit. View the award winners here

Vizient Recognizes Suppliers and Distributors in 16 Categories for Service ExcellenceRead More

The U.S. needs a “more flexible” medical supply chain that balances a reliance on trade partners and domestic reserves to successfully tackle the pandemic and prepare for future ones, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Thursday. “I think we have to be most worried about China these days, especially given the way in which our relations are deteriorating …

Democratic senator calls for ‘more flexible’ medical supply chain to counter pandemicsRead More

Join ANAE and The Journal of Healthcare Contracting for the 2nd Virtual Town Hall on September 2 at 2:00 PM ET. We will discuss the effects of healthcare supply chain after COVID-19 and what suppliers can do to better support and partner with their customers in the future. Host: John Pritchard, Publisher of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting …

Register now for the webinar on healthcare supply chain after COVID-19Read More

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act provided a 20 percent add-on payment to the inpatient prospective payment system diagnosis-related group rate for treating patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Until now, a physician’s documentation that a patient has COVID-19 was sufficient to receive the add-on payment. However, recent guidance from CMS adds the requirement to have a …

CMS to require positive COVID-19 test results for Medicare pay boostRead More

1. The No.1 hospital in each state for 2020-21 View article here 2. Regional chains Sentara, Cone to merge into 17-hospital, $11.5B system View article here 3. Ascension reports loss of $2.7B in Q1 View article here 4. Which hospitals have suspended elective surgeries? A list, state by state View article here 5. Selling post COVID; what’s the new normal? View article here 6. 15 things …

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As COVID-19 continues to spread, an increasing number of rural communities in the U.S. find themselves without their hospital or on the brink of losing already cash-strapped facilities, reports NPR. Many of the losses are in Southern states, including Florida and Texas. One 2019 study found that death rates in the surrounding communities increase nearly 6% after …

Rural Hospitals Are Sinking Under COVID-19 Financial PressuresRead More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) recently announced the extension of its Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) compliance requirement to Jan. 1, 2022, giving providers the duration of 2020 and calendar year 2021 to prepare. CMS expects providers to use this additional time to prepare for an effective PAMA-compliant CDS solution that aids in ordering …

Premier urges providers to take advantage of PAMA deadline extensionRead More

The upcoming 2020-2021 flu season could be just as severe and particularly challenging, given the possibility of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. Health systems’ supply chains play an important role in providing clinicians with the freedom to focus on care and not on supply chain activities. Here are four ways supply chain can provide them …

Preparing for the upcoming flu seasonRead More

Abbott has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for its BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card rapid test for detection of COVID-19 infection.The company says it will sell this test for $5.Currently, AdvaMed estimates that test manufacturers are shipping about 1 million tests per day. Abbott will ship tens of millions of tests in September, …

Abbott releases fast, $5 COVID-19 antigen test, free mobile app to display test resultsRead More