Will e-health get in the way of personalized care?
By Bruce Stanley Everyone involved in healthcare today seems to be enamored of the explosion of new gadgets, devices, inventions, software programs and apps. It’s…
Articles by The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
October 2015
Click Here to Read the current issue (w link to PDF download) Purchased Services: A strategic approach Step up to the plate Valify Editor’s Letter…
Creating a Vision
Moving beyond the vision statement into action By Randy Chittum, Ph.D. It is pretty common practice these days for organizations (and teams and even individuals)…
In the Headlines
Washington, DC: HHS announces $685M to support clinicians who deliver quality, patient-centered care The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (Washington, DC), through…
Letter to editor
Has GHX become a public utility? Dear Editor: It happened on July 10 of this year. The GHX digital exchange, which serves the vast majority…
Seeing is believing
Todd Ebert’s a believer. “I am a huge believer and advocate of the [group purchasing industry] and what it does.” But he doesn’t take it…
Stockless Inventory: Getting More with Less
Editor’s Note:The relationship with your prime vendor is a lot like a marriage. You are in it for the long haul and if you pick…
HealthTrust holds annual conference
Approximately 3,500 people – 1,900 HealthTrust members and 1,600 HealthTrust suppliers – attended this summer’s HealthTrust University (HTU) Conference & Vendor Fair in Nashville, Tenn….
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
In the last five years, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has transformed the way healthcare providers conduct business and deliver patient care. Quality measures are…
ReavillMED
ReavillMED has developed an innovative way to make the first needlestick in a hospital accomplish all therapies. Gone are all the painful and wasteful needle…