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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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
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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
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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
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HealthTrust Performance Group announced it has received two Modern Healthcare Best in Business Awards for its Advisory Services and Medical Device Management (MDM) solutions. Modern Healthcare recognized HealthTrust’s Advisory Services for its expertise and work in helping healthcare systems solve complex operational challenges, streamline processes and optimize resources. Specifically, the award highlighted its focus on stewardship and evidence-based decision making …
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Outside of the healthcare provider organization market segment, companies generally regard the supply chain with a modicum of respect for managing assets used in the manufacture and sale of products. This links the supply chain in most other market segments directly to the top-line revenue stream as well as to the bottom-line expense stream. Supply …
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Ambulatory surgery centers provide a much-needed service for both patients and healthcare facilities – a cost-effective, convenient alternative for surgical care and procedures that do not require a hospital stay. At the recent IDN West meeting, Jason Harris, executive director, corporate healthcare development and ambulatory surgery centers for Allergan Aesthetics, hosted an ASC discussion panel …