NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Feb. 28, 2018—HealthTrust, a healthcare performance improvement company and group purchasing organization (GPO), today announced a joint program with the Belmont University College of Pharmacy’s Christy Houston Foundation Drug Information Center to enhance drug information services for members of the GPO’s Pharmacy Services Group. Participants will be employees of the drug information center and […]
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HealthTrust Workforce Solutions Appoints Valerie L. Brown Ethics and Compliance Officer
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—January 25, 2018—HealthTrust Workforce Solutions announced that it has named Valerie L. Brown as ethics and compliance officer. The appointment underscores HealthTrust’s commitment to promoting a high level of regulatory compliance, organizational ethics and operational excellence. “Values-based ethics and compliance are vital components of the HealthTrust culture,” said Brendan Courtney, president and chief executive […]
HealthTrust Names John J. Young, M.D. Chief Medical Officer
Nashville, Tenn.—Jan. 16, 2018—HealthTrustSM today announced the appointment of John J. Young, M.D. as chief medical officer, effective Feb. 5, 2018. As CMO, Dr. Young will champion clinical integration in decision-making to advance providers’ clinical and financial performance. Dr. Young previously served as national medical director for LifePoint Health where he led strategic initiatives related […]
Prime Healthcare Selects HealthTrust for Supply Chain Optimization
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.)–November 14, 2017– HealthTrustSM, a healthcare performance improvement company, and Prime Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading integrated health systems based in Ontario, California, today announced the signing of an agreement designating HealthTrust as Prime’s exclusive group purchasing organization (GPO). Effective March 1, 2018, the agreement encompasses Prime Healthcare’s 45 hospitals and affiliated facilities […]
HealthTrust Teams with Valify for Purchased Services Benchmarking
Nashville, Tenn.—November 9, 2017—HealthTrustSM, a performance improvement company for healthcare, announced today its selection of Valify, LLC as its technology partner for expense visibility and benchmarking for purchased services. Valify, a healthcare cost management company dedicated to controlling purchased services expense, offers organizations the ability to identify and benchmark expense and manage savings targets in […]
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions Appoints Shaun McCamant Chief Nursing Officer, Clinical Operations
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—October 5, 2017—HealthTrust Workforce Solutions announced that it has named Shaun McCamant, MSN, RN Chief Nursing Officer, Clinical Operations. The appointment is a reflection of HealthTrust’s organizational commitment to operational and clinical excellence, driven by dedication to the care and improvement of human life. McCamant joins HealthTrust from the HCA Healthcare MidAmerica Division, where […]
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
CHRISTUS Health and HealthTrust Announce Partnership to Foster a Clinically Integrated Supply Chain
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — September 20, 2017 — HealthTrustSM, a leading healthcare performance improvement company, and CHRISTUS Health, an international, faith-based not-for-profit health system, announced today the signing of an agreement naming HealthTrust as the total spend management partner and exclusive national group purchasing organization (GPO) for the Catholic health ministry. The agreement is effective November […]
HealthTrust and BroadJump Offer Price Benchmarking
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—August 2, 2017—HealthTrustSM, a performance improvement company for healthcare, and BroadJump, a provider of automated, cloud-based data and analytic tools that help hospital operators extract maximum savings from their supply chain, have entered a collaborative agreement to provide HealthTrust members with access to BroadJump’s proprietary benchmarking and pricing intelligence services. Under the agreement, subscribers […]
HealthTrust Appoints Joey Dickson to Lead Supplier Diversity Efforts
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—August 1, 2017—HealthTrustSM, a leading healthcare improvement performance company, announced today that it has named Joey Dickson to lead its Supplier Diversity Program. The appointment reflects HealthTrust’s growing commitment to promote and expand sourcing opportunities for minority, woman and service-disabled veteran enterprises (MWSDVEs). HealthTrust advocates doing business with diverse suppliers that are located in the […]
