The Benefits of Technology
By Dan Nielsen dan@americashealthcareleaders.com In the past few weeks we have touched on a few of the negative aspects of technology. While technology has a…
Articles by The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
December 2015
Click Here to Read the current issue (w link to PDF download) VHA/UHC and MedAssets The reasons behind the VHA/UHC decision to…
Letter to Editor
Purchased services: Not so different than PPI To the Editor: I just wanted to drop you a line and say that I enjoyed your articles…
Full-Service Coalition
What began nearly a century ago as a local hospital association has grown in recent years to serve over 7,000 healthcare providers nationwide. Saving customers…
Generic drug price spikes: Common-sense action needed
By Todd Ebert Healthcare providers such as hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities are facing greater financial pressure than ever before as they continue in…
Deadline No. 2 for unique device numbers
By Beth Gibson It has been two years since the passing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s regulation for Unique Device Identification (UDI), and…
Aligning Your Acute and Non-Acute Purchasing
Health Industry Distributors Association CHRISTUS Health is a diverse healthcare organization, spread across five states, three countries, and consisting of nearly 350 care sites and…
Thinking Differently
By Randy Chittum, Ph.D. The value in recognizing and managing through complexities A differentiating characteristic of great executive leadership is the capacity for seeing what…
Leaving Little to Chance
IDNs try to improve their odds of hitting a winner with new technology Way back, purchasing agents placed orders and spent much of their time…
VHA/UHC and MedAssets
The reasons behind the VHA/UHC decision to acquire the group purchasing and clinical resource management arms of MedAssets Scale matters, right? More members, greater volume,…