Leader of the Pack
By Laura Thill When Catholic Health Initiatives was ready to launch its Contract Implementation Workgroup, Jamie Smigel was prepared to lead. When Jamie Smigel, manager,…
Articles by The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
Committed Network
Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Coalition Pharmacy Network’s members ask not only what the group can do for them, but what they can do for the group. A…
May 2015
Click Here to Read the May issue (w link to PDF download) Physicians’ issues are IDNs’ issues too Physicians grapple with new payment models…
‘The Times They Are a Changin’ In The Supply Chain Game
Price savings are still available, but reducing total cost is job #1 Robert T. Yokl, Chief Value Strategist, Strategic Value Analysis in Health, www.strategicva.com If…
In the Headlines
Maryland: CMS launches star rating system for hospitals CMS (Baltimore, MD) announced a star rating system for hospitals that is based on HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer…
Focus on Your Leadership Strengths
By Dan Nielsen A young freshman cadet hurried down the hallway, running late for his next class at the military academy. Turning a corner, he…
McKesson Medical-Surgical: Market-ready
Editor’s note: The demand for expertise in the non-acute-care supply chain has never been greater, particularly as IDNs continue to acquire physician practices. Two years…
Demand for physicians exceeds supply
Demand for physicians continues to grow faster than supply, leading to a projected shortfall of between 46,100 and 90,400 physicians by 2025, according to a…
Interoperability is focus of ‘Meaningful Use’ Stage 3 proposals
The federal government’s proposals for Stage 3 of the “meaningful use” criteria for electronic health records are intended to improve information-sharing by promoting interoperability among…
Some doctors still slow to implement EHR: Study
A substantial proportion of physicians are unsure about or are not planning to participate in a government program that provides economic incentives to implement and…