Adnan Munkarah, Henry Ford Health System’s executive vice president and chief clinical officer, said positive COVID-19 tests at the health care provider were in the single digits a few weeks ago, but are now up to about 13% in the last few days. He said 18 to 20 Henry Ford Health System employees are testing positive for COVID-19 daily. …
Premier, member health systems partner with DeRoyal to produce isolation gowns
Premier and 34 member health systems partnered with DeRoyal Industries, a global medical manufacturer, to create a new joint venture dedicated to the domestic production of isolation gowns. A new entrant in the market, the joint venture will produce isolation gowns in an existing facility just outside Knoxville, Tennessee. Raw materials will primarily be sourced …
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Vaccine optimism runs up against distribution challenges
Optimism around two promising coronavirus vaccines is quickly shifting to concerns that there won’t initially be enough doses for everyone, and distributing them nationwide will be a massive undertaking.The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, which represents state public health officials, told Congress last month that states need $8.4 billion for vaccine distribution — funds …
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Vizient to acquire Intalere
Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) has signed an agreement under which it will acquire Intalere from Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City, UT).Intermountain Healthcare will now partner with Vizient for supply chain solutions and services, thereby expanding their current relationship with Vizient in clinical and cost analytics. The transaction is anticipated to close during Q1 2021, pending …
Virginia Mason to become an independent, local health care system
Virginia Mason Memorial’s board of directors voted last week to end its affiliation with Virginia Mason (Seattle, WA) and become an “independent, local healthcare system.”The decision comes several months after Virginia Mason started exploring the possibility of joining with CHI Franciscan, a Catholic nonprofit health system. David Hargreaves, chairman of the Virginia Mason Memorial board, …
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Why State Mask Stockpiling Orders Are Hurting Nursing Homes, Small Providers
Nursing homes, small physician offices, and rural clinics are being left behind in the rush for N95 masks and other protective gear, reports Kaiser Health News. More than 25% of nursing homes in the country reported a shortage of items such as N95 masks, gloves or gowns from Aug. 24 through Sept. 20.A recent survey from …
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Simplifying the Contracting Process
Data driven decision making is the new strategic advantage. Introducing, from LiquidSMARTS SM, TractusSM a contract performance management solution for the complete contact cycle from negotiation through renewal, to reduce the cost, time, and risk inherent to contracting. Tractus links the insight hidden in contracts by making the data transparent and relevant to enable real time decision …
What AtlantiCare will do to split from Geisinger
AtlantiCare and Geisinger announced in March that they would split, but it wasn’t clear what AtlantiCare would have to do to regain its independence from the large central Pennsylvania health system that acquired it in 2015. AtlantiCare will repay or refinance $225 million, the debt as of April 30. Geisinger sued in federal court to …