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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 …

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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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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 …

Why State Mask Stockpiling Orders Are Hurting Nursing Homes, Small ProvidersRead More

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 …

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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 …

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Join us for The Journal of Healthcare Contracting and ANAE’s 2 virtual events yet? Check out the agendas and register below. You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity to hear from your customers. Tickets, which typically cost over $1,000, are under $300 this year! Speakers Include:John Wright, VP Supply Chain/Support Services, Intermountain HealthcareMark Welch, SR. …

Intermountain Healthcare, Novant Health, Intalere, UPS and more to speak at CSC Summit this Monday and TuesdayRead More

Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) (Prescott, AZ) and Dignity Health (San Francisco, CA) have announced an affiliation. No assets were exchanged under the affiliation and any transitions will be phased in over the next year. YRMC will be part of Dignity Health’s Arizona division and will remain a nonprofit, community hospital. According to YRMC, the …

Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center announce affiliationRead More