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Ed Hissock, SVP, Supply Chain Management at Trinity Health, is joining the IDN Directory for a member-exclusive webinar to discuss the role of supply chain in the healthcare continuum. Every month, the IDN Directory hosts webinar with industry experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges and opportunities in the industry. See the full list of …

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Many physicians in the healthcare industry have long attested to well-being as a significant workplace challenge. A recent survey by the Physicians Foundation all but confirms it. According to the data, well-being has remained critically low post-pandemic among physicians across the nation. The report, titled “2024 Survey of America’s Current and Future Physicians,” unveils an …

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The American Hospital Association announced the team from Columbia Memorial Hospital, a critical access hospital in Astoria, Ore., as the 2025 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award. The award recognizes rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through change and innovation. The honorees display outstanding leadership, responsiveness to their community’s health needs …

AHA names 2025 Rural Hospital Leadership Team award winner and finalistsRead More

To enhance access to high-quality care in the Mahoning Valley, Cleveland Clinic announced that 18 healthcare providers will join the Cleveland Clinic health system. The fifteen primary care providers and three advanced practice providers will start to see patients as Cleveland Clinic caregivers on February 18. They were formerly affiliated with Steward Medical Group. To …

Cleveland Clinic expands access to primary care in OhioRead More

CenterWell Senior Primary Care intends to continue expanding in 2025, with plans to open centers in new metro areas, including Augusta and Savannah, Georgia; the Triad Region (Burlington, Greensboro and Winston Salem) in North Carolina; and Wichita, Kansas. CenterWell Senior Primary Care and its sister brand, Conviva Senior Primary Care, make up Humana’s Primary Care …

CenterWell poised for further primary care expansion in 2025Read More

For his contributions to advancing collaboration between healthcare value analysis professionals and physician champions, BJ McCluskey, MBA, CVAHP, FAHVAP, FACHDM, Assistant Vice President of Strategic Sourcing and Contracting from McLeod Health, was awarded the 2024 AHVAP Presidential Citation Award.  This prestigious award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and commitment to improving healthcare through the …

How value analysis professionals and industry partners can work togetherRead More

Premier, Inc., a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, recently held an earnings call to discuss the financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. In this call, Premier addressed a decline in revenue for 2024 and the measures that will be taken to move forward. Read More

Revenue decline address in Premier’s 2025 Q2 earnings callRead More

What transpired this past summer on July 19 clearly was unexpected and unfathomable. Perhaps the Associated Press categorized this aptly with the keen weekend headline, “Technology’s grip on modern life is pushing us down a dimly lit path of digital land mines.” Many acknowledge that traditional cybersecurity measures are designed to help you defend and …

Cybersecurity efforts rattle sacred cows of technological beliefRead More

Vizient announced it is accepting applications for its 2025 Innovative Technology Exchange and encouraged suppliers of medical equipment and technology who want to showcase their products to healthcare decision makers from across the country to participate. The event will take place in Las Vegas during the Vizient Connections Summit in September, and the deadline to apply …

Vizient accepting applications for 2025 Vizient Innovative Technology ExchangeRead More

Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) and Apollo Hospitals have formed a strategic collaboration aimed at improving healthcare delivery across continents. This partnership links HMH’s U.S.-based expertise with Apollo’s extensive healthcare network in India and other countries. The collaboration addresses the global healthcare workforce shortage, with initiatives like enhancing educational programs for healthcare professionals. They aim to provide education …

New Jersey’s largest health system enters global partnershipRead More

Premier announced the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals® with the full list of recognized hospitals published in Fortune. To create the list, an objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data was conducted to identify the top cardiovascular hospitals in the United States. The primary purpose of Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals program is to inspire hospital and health system …

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As we march into 2025, how can the healthcare industry best strategize for the year ahead? A good start would be to develop a better understanding about the value health systems bring to the communities that they serve, in addition to looking at how scale, scope and system alignment contribute to the overall value proposition.  …

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SMI celebrated its second cohort of Mentees for completing their ground-breaking leadership program called Advancing Women Leaders (AWL). This 12-month program brings together a Mentor, Sponsor, and Mentee pairing from SMI member organizations for the advancement of women into senior level executive roles. SMI celebrated the second cohort of sixteen Mentees and launched the program’s third …

SMI completes second cohort of Advancing Women Leaders Program, announces cohort threeRead More

As health systems face increasing financial pressure with inflation following the COVID-19 pandemic, rising operational costs, continued labor shortages, supply chain disruptions and stock market fluctuations have combined to undermine financial stability. Many health systems are struggling to offset shrinking margins. Purchased services from health information management and education to information systems, environmental services and …

Centralizing purchased services like continuing education provides savingsRead More

The recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area have significantly impacted local hospitals in several ways. These challenges highlight the strain that wildfires place on healthcare facilities, affecting their ability to provide continuous and effective care to the community. Read More

Three ways the LA wildfires are affecting hospitalsRead More