GPOs pursue post-discharge solutions
Group purchasing organizations are signing contracts designed to help their members improve the hospital discharge process and reduce readmissions. In May, Yankee Alliance awarded Authentidate…
2014
Care Transition
As hospitals get penalized for readmissions, more attention is paid to the handoff from acute to outpatient care Keeping their patients out of the hospital…
October 2014
Click Here to Read the Oct issue (w link to PDF download) Up for Discussion Hospital-based doctors identify tests and procedures that may fail…
Observation Deck: The Doctor’s Dilemma
By Mark Thill What contracting executive would pass up a chance to have a productive, non-combative heart-to-heart with the medical staff on ways to reduce…
In the Event of an Outbreak
What providers can do to prepare for an infectious disease outbreak, and how sales reps can help By Alan Cherry The Ebola outbreak in Africa…
Joel Nobel, founder of ECRI
Joel Nobel, MD, who founded ECRI Institute in 1968 and provided hands-on leadership for 34 years, died in August. Born in 1934, Nobel developed ECRI…
A passion followed
Karen McGarrah uses the skills – and passion – she learned as a healthcare supply chain executive to help rescue horses Supply chain management is…
HSCA Expo: A Must-Attend Gathering
By Curtis Rooney Effective supply chain management and optimization have never been more critical to the success of the overall healthcare system and its participants….
HealthTrust University Conference and Vendor Fair
Thriving through total cost management The theme of the 2014 HealthTrust University Conference & Vendor Fair Recap – “Thriving in Tough Terrain: Trust Your Guide”…
Surgeons weigh in
Following are “Choosing Wisely” choices from the American College of Surgeons: Recommendation: Don’t perform axillary lymph node dissection for clinical stages I and II breast…