Who’s keeping track?
Without good data, who’s to say whether U.S. providers’ programs to curb inappropriate antibiotic usage are having any effect? That’s a problem. “There are numerous…
Articles by The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Why relying heavily on antibiotics has contributed to the emergence of drug resistance in bacteria, and how healthcare stakeholders can respond Since penicillin was discovered…
All the Wiser
Working in New York City for 11 years, Brian Bravo thought he had faced some of supply chain’s most complex challenges. Then he came to…
A Commitment to Urgent Care
Years back, operators of urgent care centers differentiated themselves primarily through access: How many centers did they have? How conveniently located were they? Those things…
July 2015
Click Here to Read the current issue (w link to PDF download) An Urgent Matter What does it mean to be an urgent care…
Value analysis in the age of value-based competition
By Robert T. Yokl, Chief Value Strategist, Strategic Value Analysis in Healthcare, www.utilizer-dashboard.com Most healthcare organizations have value analysis teams (if you don’t, you have…
In the Headlines
Hospital and health system news from across the country Editor’s note: The following news has been compiled by Major Accounts Exchange (The MAX), health care’s…
Principles of Front-Line Leadership
By Dan Nielsen I recently had the honor and privilege to interview, Chris Van Gorder, who is the President and CEO of Scripps Health –…
The changing face of medical innovation
Providers are demanding that medical device innovators adapt to new realities. Supply chain executives know that providers have three big things on their mind: Cutting…
IDN vs. independent center: Who’s got the upper hand?
In many markets, hospital systems and independent urgent care operators compete fiercely for market share. But increasingly, the two are making the decision to approach…