Implant Strategies for Today
IDNs and vendors agree: Standardization is no longer enough Medical innovation is part of the lifeblood of American medicine. But differentiating truly innovative medical technologies…
Articles by The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
Mercy Health: More than a name change
A name change is just one sign of the evolution of one Ohio-based IDN. Formerly known as Catholic Health Partners, the IDN was renamed Mercy…
A New Beginning
The decision to separate its group purchasing program from WNC Health Network, and start anew under the name Capstone, has led to continued success and…
A Strategic Partner
The art and science of servicing non-acute-care sites Achieving supply chain success in the non-acute-care market is easily summed up: “It really boils down to…
March 2015
Click Here to Read the March issue (w link to PDF download) Taking Their Temperature Employed physicians are positive about their profession and careers,…
A big “why” that leads to an easy “how”
By Dan Nielsen I was recently reminded of one of the most powerful leadership principles ever encountered: “If you have a big enough why, the…
Traceability law takes effect
Federal Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 creates a national standard for tracing drug products from the unit level back to the factory Providers…
Optimism for the Future
A new generation of doctors finds plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future of medicine Your physician customers have plenty to grumble about….
Taking Their Temperature
Employed physicians positive about their profession and careers, according to an extensive survey Physicians who are employed by IDNs or other entities appear to have…
February 2015
Click Here to Read the Feb issue (w link to PDF download) With Trust Comes Success For Teresa Dail, chief supply chain officer at…