Pricing: Make it straight, narrow and low
Without rationality or transparency in pricing, vendors and providers will continue to squabble about price instead of discussing the bigger issues facing them – total…
Articles by The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
America’s Traffic Cop
Wal-Mart has steadily built itself into a healthcare giant, with more plans in the works When people think of Wal-Mart, the first thing that comes…
Consensus Builder
A unique perspective has enabled one supply chain leader to identify with his clinical customers and bring consensus to the table. By Laura Thill Providing…
In Sync with the Supply Chain
Successfully incorporating physician practices into the IDN is a win/win/win. It’s a win for the physician practice, which can save staff time and dollars spent,…
Improve service levels and reduce costs?
Editor’s note: The Journal of Healthcare Contracting is 10 years old. This year, we revisit some of the people and issues we covered in 2004….
Publisher’s Letter: Caution Ahead
Health systems are making changes. Some of those changes are drastic. Suppliers and IDNs are moving away from the old distributor-health system relationship model in…
September 2014
Click Here to Read the Sept issue (w link to PDF download) Effective Care Choices Choosing Wisely campaign encourages doctors to have frank discussions…
Why You Need A Supply Utilization Management System now
If you don’t have one, you are missing a key supply chain expense reduction ingredient By Robert T. Yokl You might not be aware of…
Choosing Wisely: Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Just the Facts Choosing Wisely is an effort to educate physicians and patients about commonly used tests and procedures that are often overused or misused,…
Choosing Wisely: Society of General Internal Medicine
Change of Habits Choosing Wisely isn’t just an effort to reduce tests and procedures that are likely to have little or no impact on outcomes,…