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I don’t need to tell you that your healthcare organization’s capital dollars have precipitously shrunk over the last two years due to the effects of…

It has been my honor to serve as facilitator for literally hundreds of small and large healthcare education and networking events over the past 25…

Headlines and opinions in healthcare You’ve got questions, he’s got answers Robert Betka Jr., a consultant with Catalyst Management Advisors in Grand Rapids, Mich., says…

I have often talked about materials managers expanding their “savings span,” or span of control on their expense outliers (i.e., transcription services, credit and collections,…

I just read the findings of a new study on GPO’s competiveness, compensation and structure by economists Robert E. Litan and Hal J. Singer that…

A sampling of content from JHC October (www.jhconline.com). Market Shift How will the MedAssets/Broadlane combination alter the purchasing landscape? The new, larger MedAssets will be…

The following is a weekly Healthcare Leadership blog by Dan Nielsen. You can reach him at dnielsen@nihcl.com   Empowered:  Unleash Your Employees – Energize Your Customers –…

You might not be aware of it, but most of our healthcare supply chain innovations have been swiped from other industries (RFID, MMIS, MRP, spend…

Could forming an ACO breach anti-trust and anti-fraud laws? That’s what some physicians and hospitals worry. A recent meeting with healthcare representatives and the Federal…

In this week’s edition of Healthcare Leadership, Dan Nielsen talks with HIGPA President Curtis Rooney. Curtis Rooney, President of the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association…