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HealthTrust announced today the signing of a definitive agreement with Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi), a recognized leader in healthcare supply chain management, to assume ownership and operations of the company. HealthTrust will become the exclusive national group purchasing organization (GPO) for Mercy and other ROi partner members Orlando Health, Inc. and Franciscan Missionaries of …

HealthTrust to Acquire ROi GPO and Supply Chain OrganizationRead More

We are excited for the IDN Insights East meeting next Thursday and we hope you can join us! This meeting will take place in Nashville on May 16-17. The IDN Insights meeting highlights some of the largest, most progressive healthcare systems in the East. Come network with your peers and customers while learning how large …

We hope to see you at IDN Insights East in Nashville next ThursdayRead More

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Value Analysis seminar just for suppliersRead More

The number of employed physicians exceeds self-employed physicians for the first time in the U.S., according to the latest American Medical Association study on physician practice arrangements. The study found that 47.4 percent of all patient care physicians in 2018 were employed physicians. That’s a 6 percentage point increase compared to 2012. At the same …

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Other suppliers offering additional savings on selected products in the Quarter 2 National Group Buys Program include: bioMerieux Cardinal Health Carestream Enthermics Medical Systems Fujifilm Helmer Scientific Skytron Sysco US Foods Vyaire Medical Click here for the full article

Phillips leads Vizient Q2 Group BuysRead More

Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading healthcare improvement company, is exiting its specialty pharmacy business to enhance the company’s focus on the continuing evolution of its core supply chain, enterprise analytics and performance improvement capabilities. On May 6, 2019, certain of Premier’s consolidated subsidiaries entered into a definitive asset purchase and sale agreement with ProCare …

Premier (PINC) to exit Specialty Pharmacy BusinessRead More

Laurel Junk is excited about what she’s doing, almost 10 years after joining Kaiser Permanente and seven years after being named Contracting Professional of the Year by the Journal of Healthcare Contracting in 2012. She sees the potential for supply chain to play a key role in supporting affordable healthcare to all, improving outcomes, and …

Kaiser’s Laurel Junk on what supply chain can beRead More

CDC has estimated the burden of flu since 2010 using a mathematical model that is based on observed rates of laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations collected through a surveillance network that covers approximately 8.5% of the U.S. population (~27 million people). The 2018-2019 flu season is the first season CDC has reported in-season burden estimates of flu …

CDC estimates over 50,000 deaths from flu this seasonRead More

Vizient announced that The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation has joined Vizient as a member with the goal of aligning and accelerating cost and quality performance. As part of this new agreement, The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation will join Vizient’s group purchasing organization with the expectation of a decrease in its current supply costs. …

Johns Hopkins switches to GPO VizientRead More