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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

Traditional ERs are ill-suited to geriatric patients, who find it hard to bounce back after a visit to the hospital ERs designed for seniors are being created across the country. Hospitals with geriatric emergency departments include St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, N.J., Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., five Aurora Health Care …

ERs get a makeover for the elderlyRead More

The Association of National Account Executives recently assembled a panel of experts who collaborated to create a list of the most important things that small suppliers need to do in order to succeed in IDN/GPO contracting. Between getting the attention of big buyers or creating a better strategy for using your resources internally to drive …

New Report: How Small Suppliers Succeed in IDN/GPO ContractingRead More

The National Account Executive of the Year award will be presented to the National Account Executive who has made a major impact within their company as well as the IDN/GPO/RPC contracting market and who has shown exemplary levels of ethics and leadership skills throughout their career. Consideration will be given to candidates who have successfully …

Now Accepting Nominations for National Account Executive of the YearRead More

‘The price at the pump is just the start,’ says VP Brenda Peterson In September 2017, the Upper Midwest Consolidated Services Center, a regional purchasing coalition, with headquarters in Minnesota, changed its name to Captis, which comes from the Latin word meaning “to influence,” “to hold the attention of,” “to captivate.” Given the RPC’s growth …

RPC Profile: Captis, The Second GenerationRead More

At a time when the story of Theranos — the unicorn startup that developed finger-prick blood testing that was rolled out to Walgreens stores before the company was criticized for fraudulent practices and shut down — is captivating the nation, home health device makers are turning to retailers to get their own machines into the …

Best Buy and Target move to at home Medical Device MarketRead More

Amazon announced its $1 billion acquisition of PillPack last June, sending shares of retail pharmacy companies like CVS Health, Rite Aid and Walgreens plummeting. PillPack delivers individualized packages of pre-sorted medicines, meant to help people manage multiple daily medications such as people with chronic conditions. The company said it is licensed to ship prescriptions to …

Amazon rolls out Rx delivery direct marketingRead More