November 2014
Click Here to Read the Nov issue (w link to PDF download) Care transition As hospitals get penalized for readmissions, more attention is paid…
Articles by The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
Supply Chain Expense Management Checkup
Assuming you are in tip top shape can be dangerous to your hospital’s financial health. By Robert T. Yokl, Chief Value Strategist, Strategic Value Analysis…
IT Solutions and Stage 2 Compliance
IT solutions for the healthcare industry continue to morph as the needs of the industry and compliance requirements change by Michelle Williams, US Lifeline analyst…
In the Headlines
Editor’s note: The following news has been compiled by Major Accounts Exchange (The MAX), health care’s leading provider of real-world intelligence for the supply chain….
Care transition resources
The following resources can help Journal of Healthcare Contracting readers understand the work that their physicians and other providers are doing to improve care transition….
GPOs pursue post-discharge solutions
Group purchasing organizations are signing contracts designed to help their members improve the hospital discharge process and reduce readmissions. In May, Yankee Alliance awarded Authentidate…
Care Transition
As hospitals get penalized for readmissions, more attention is paid to the handoff from acute to outpatient care Keeping their patients out of the hospital…
October 2014
Click Here to Read the Oct issue (w link to PDF download) Up for Discussion Hospital-based doctors identify tests and procedures that may fail…
Observation Deck: The Doctor’s Dilemma
By Mark Thill What contracting executive would pass up a chance to have a productive, non-combative heart-to-heart with the medical staff on ways to reduce…
In the Event of an Outbreak
What providers can do to prepare for an infectious disease outbreak, and how sales reps can help By Alan Cherry The Ebola outbreak in Africa…