Wheels up for accountable care organizations
Suppliers and providers alike have been anticipating the arrival of accountable care organizations, or ACOs, since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law in…
Articles by The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
October 2012 Issue
Read here to read the current issue (w link to download pdf version) Publisher’s Letter Data-driven, evidence-based Durral Gilbert, Premier’s new president of…
Calendar of Events
AHRMM AHRMM Annual Conference & Exhibition July 28-31, 2013 San Diego, Calif. ASCP (American Society of Consultant Pharmacists) Annual Meeting and Exhibition Nov. 7-9, 2012…
Contracting News
Ochsner Health System shuffles executives Warner Thomas, former COO of Ochsner Health System (New Orleans, LA), was installed as the system’s new president and CEO…
Changing of the Guard for HealthTrust
Founder Jim Fitzgerald honored; successor Ed Jones welcomed. Networking, collaboration and education attracted more than 3,500 HealthTrust members, leaders and supplier partners to the GPO’s…
Numbers Don’t Tell All
Reports that hospital systems are losing as much as $100,000 annually on every physician they employ may be exaggerated. Nevertheless, hospital executives can and should…
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Education, product and teamwork help Mercy Medical Center reduce CAUTIs Editor’s Note: In the United States, 75 percent of all healthcare-acquired infections are either urinary…
Suppliers optimistic about vendor credentialing
Work in Indiana and Minnesota, as well as The Joint Commission, are cause for hope There may be a hint of light at the end…
Vendor Credentialing: Are we all on the same page yet?
Suppliers, hospitals and vendor credentialing companies appear to be moving in step with each other…with a few exceptions “Pragmatic and optimistic” is how Bruce Mairose…
Designs on the Future
A varied career in healthcare and hospital supply chain prepared one executive for a focused strategy for building a new facility and establishing operations. Mike…