As many organizations start working on budgets and travel schedules for the coming year, I hope our member executives will plan now to join us for the 2024 Executive Advisory Summit.
Author: HealthTrust
Playing to Win: From the Desk of the CEO
This year’s HTU theme embodies HealthTrust’s strategy for success
Market Response & Recognition: From the Desk of the CEO
To be responsive to the needs of the non-acute segment of our membership, HealthTrust recently signed a letter of intent to acquire Expansion, LLC, and its Purchase Clinic online marketplace.
Liberating Patients From ICU Delirium
Ashley Cundiff, MSN, RN, keeps a close eye on patients in her 32-bed intensive care unit (ICU) at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. She’s watching for more than changes to their vital signs. She’s looking for what they may not be able to communicate. She’s trying to keep them from slipping into delirium. “We call […]
Navigating the Dynamic Market: From the desk of the CEO
HealthTrust looks forward to working with you to explore performance solutions designed to help you effectively navigate today’s challenging market dynamics.
Invaluable Resources
HealthTrust will offer its members a two-day summit to delve deep into the staffing crisis.
Our Distinguished Membership: From the Desk of the CEO
The onslaught of challenges endured by health systems throughout the U.S. over the last two years is well documented. Organizations are still dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic and its never-before-seen impact on staffing and the disruption to supply chains, businesses and life in general. Through it all, providers rose to the occasion and met the challenges head on. I am proud to share that a number of our distinguished HealthTrust members have made the list of the Fortune/Merative 15 Top Health Systems and the 100 Top Hospitals list.
Boldly Forward: From the Desk of the CEO
It is impossible to predict how much further the SARS-CoV-2 virus may evolve from here. However, at the time of this writing, a number of experts predict—with a “cautiously optimistic” disclaimer—that the worst of it is likely behind those of us in the United States. Boldly Forward—The Future of a World Disrupted is the theme […]
Facilitating an Agile & Resilient Supply Chain: From the Desk of the CEO
Pandemic-related supply chain disruption, inflation, Russia’s war in Ukraine, ongoing global manufacturing interruptions, increased costs for raw materials, labor and transportation challenges—all have contributed to today’s difficult landscape. The healthcare supply chain, in particular, has been disrupted in new ways, reinforcing the importance of HealthTrust’s efforts to mitigate drug and supply shortages for our members. […]
Position for Progress: From the Desk of the CEO
More Americans are predicted to obtain elective surgeries and routine healthcare in 2022—potentially driving medical costs up 6.5% above 2021, according to a report from the Health Research Institute of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Now more than ever, it is critical to align healthcare leaders and physicians in optimizing spend on the high-value implants used in many of […]
Recognizing Excellence & Innovation: From the Desk of the CEO
HealthTrust University Conference—an annual highlight of the third quarter—was held for the first time in a hybrid format. With approximately 3,000 members, exhibitors and staff joining us in person, another 1,000 members joined our education and general sessions online. I heard countless attendees express how good it felt to be back together in person again. HTU […]
Challenge Accepted: From the Desk of the CEO
Healthcare’s response to the needs forced upon us by the pandemic can be summarized as nothing short of extraordinary. I cannot think of a better theme for our conference than “Challenge Accepted” to appropriately acknowledge members across the country who answered the call, working tireless hours in both front-line and behind-the-scenes positions over the course […]
The Risk/Resiliency Supply Chain Balance: From the Desk of the CEO
The benefits of bringing manufacturing closer to home was one of seven healthcare supply chain themes addressed in a white paper recently published by the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management of the American Hospital Association. It’s a focus shared by healthcare providers across the country who felt the crippling impact of overreliance on […]
Strengthening the Supply Chain
The pandemic revealed to hospitals across the country the impact of relying on foreign manufacturers to supply the vast majority of much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE). For HealthTrust, it presented an opportunity to explore U.S. diversification of some of those supplies. As we explain in “Securing the Supply Chain Closer to Home,” finding a partner […]
Explore Purchased Services for Additional Cost Savings
As providers across the country manage the pandemic-inspired new normal, initiatives to make up for lost revenue opportunities are paramount to help drive financial resiliency. An area often overlooked for substantial cost savings is purchased services. Annual purchased services spend for U.S. hospitals is estimated at more than $300 billion—comprising up to 45% of a […]
HealthTrust Honors Healthcare Systems for Excellence and Sustainability
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 5, 2020 – Five HealthTrust member organizations have been singled out for supply chain excellence and social stewardship benefitting their providers, patients and communities. Recipients of the Member Recognition Awards, the most prestigious honors presented annually by HealthTrust, were announced last evening during a segment of HealthTrust University Conference livestreamed from Nashville. […]
Advancing Through the Aftermath
Healthcare organizations throughout the country are currently managing the delicate balance between increasing elective procedures and services while maintaining bed capacity in the event of a COVID-19 resurgence. As of this writing in early July, there was a surge across Florida, Texas and Arizona. Gating criteria proposed by the Trump administration discouraged the opening of […]
A Battle of Epic Proportion
These are truly unprecedented times. The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on our country, our economy and our lifestyle. Unlike a natural disaster that hits hard and retreats, COVID-19 is universal—impacting every market and industry, with hospitals being the life-and-death safety net for the world’s population. This battle is of epic proportion, made […]
Working style guide
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Annual Meeting Update: Healthcare Supply Chain Association National Pharmacy Forum
Key takeaways from the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) National Pharmacy Forum in February 2020. The HSCA’s pharmacy forum is an opportunity for pharmacy professionals in the GPO space to discuss the latest trends. I attended this year’s event in Scottsdale, Arizona, along with HealthTrust team members Jason Braithwaite, PharmD, Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services, […]
