Publisher’s Letter February 2011
What’s at Stake 2011 will prove to be a dynamic year in the healthcare supply chain. I’d venture to say never has our industry stared…
Articles by John Pritchard
Publisher’s Letter December 2010
All Things Purchasing In early November we held our second Hospital Purchasing Coalition Seminar in Dallas, Texas. The meeting was opened by Darrel Weatherford, president…
The Fallout
What the midterm election results mean to healthcare providers. As the final votes are tallied it is clear the Republicans have gained tremendous ground in…
Publisher’s Letter October 2010
The First Move? As we go to press, all indications are that MedAssets will buy Broadlane, effectively making three large national GPOs in Novation, Premier…
Publisher’s Letter August 2010
An End to What We Know Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are rapidly organizing in all corners of the nation. ACOs need to be up and…
Publisher’s Letter July 2010
RPC Mindshare Virtual IDNs, Regional Purchasing Coalitions, Collaborative or Shared Service Centers (or whatever you call them) are the future of Healthcare contracting. The numbers…
Publisher’s Letter April 2010
GPOs, IDNs and RPCs… It never ceases to amaze me that manufacturers and suppliers to hospitals and IDNs get mad and confused about GPOs, IDNs…
Publisher’s Letter March 2010
Aggregation is New Again It seems like every day we hear about another organization being formed for IDNs and Hospitals to aggregate purchasing volume for…
Publisher’s Letter February 2010
Sources Say … Recently I had the opportunity to speak to a few prominent Supply Chain executives from some of the nation’s best-run IDNs. We…
Publisher’s Letter January 2010
What Will Make Headlines in 2010 I am very excited that 2010 is finally upon us! It is not that 2009 was really all that…