Stolen healthcare records can have a big financial impact to a hospital system. Terry Moon, AVP of strategic sourcing, IT and cybersecurity talks about why medical records are a big target for hackers. Read the Full Article
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Keller Among Ten People to Watch in 2019
Fred Keller, HealthTrust VP of Strategic Sourcing and Custom Contracting is named one of the Ten People to Watch in healthcare contracting. Keller develops collaborative relationships with the entire supply chain—from suppliers to end users—as he executes decisions in support of high-quality patient care. See his profile beginning on page 16. Read the Full Article
GPOs Save Healthcare Systems Up to $34.1 Billion Annually
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) released an analysis of data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which found that GPOs save the healthcare industry up to $34.1 billion annually. Read the Full Article
Caring for Baby Boomers
As more Baby Boomers reach retirement age and medications enable them to live longer with multiple conditions, hospitals are devising creative strategies for balancing the influx of complex health needs with the quality of life desired by this growing patient population. Read the Full Article
Cybersecurity Always Top of Mind in Purchasing Agreements
Avoidance of unexpected downtime, loss of functionality, or worse, harm to patients due to a cybersecurity event makes cyber terms and conditions in purchasing agreements a critical focus. See Page 6. Read the Full Article
Dennis Robb Leads HealthTrust Europe’s Committed GPO Model
HealthTrust Europe’s value proposition – improving quality, safety, service and price for all contracted products and services – is achieved by engaging our healthcare partners and our awarded suppliers. See Page 48. Read the Full Article
Optimizing Supply Chain via a Shared Services Model
Lynn Cook, CEO of HealthTrust’s Consolidated Service Center in Richmond, Virginia is profiled and explains how the Center provides supply and pharmacy distribution and logistics, purchasing and accounts payable, and more in this unique shared services model supporting healthcare facilities in four states. See Page 13. Read the Full Article
Optimizing Purchased Services
Learn how HealthTrust guides clients through the entire purchased services process… including vendor selection, contracting, and implementation. Read the Full Article
In data we trust: How to align around facts and improve outcomes in orthopedic care
Orthopedic surgery requires trust and transparency among stakeholders to foster a collaborative operating environment and informed patient population. InVivoLink provides a platform to streamline the orthopedic surgery process through patient education, an implant registry and outcomes data. Read the Full Article
Advice from a data scientist: Careful while crosswalking
Tying together clinical information from disparate health systems requires building crosswalks between data sets. HealthTrust’s Ed Hickey discusses limitations inherent in the crosswalking process. Read the Full Article
Succeeding at bundles: The physician perspective
HealthTrust CMO Michael Schlosser, M.D., and four physicians in the Physician Advisors Program, take a look back at a “year of uncertainty” about the first mandatory bundled payment model of CMS for total joint replacements, and a peek ahead at expansion of the experiment in 2017 to bypass surgery and the treatment of heart attacks. […]
What’s eating up cardiovascular service line margins: My ‘top 5’ list
HealthTrust’s Mark Dumond, AVP of Technology Services, discusses the perennial culprits of year-over-year price increases of 5 to 10 percent on medical device technology, most of which lacks the evidence to substantiate the “latest and greatest” claims of manufacturers. The consequences of inaction on cardiovascular service line margins have never been greater. Read the Full […]
Purchased services contracting: Change is in the air
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting | Three HealthTrust subject matter experts discuss the challenges and opportunities with purchased services contracting. Read the Full Article
