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
The Power of Connection:
From the Desk of the CMO
HealthTrust provides actionable resources to help bridge the knowledge gap between clinical and purchasing colleagues within a healthcare system.
Playing to Win: From the Desk of the CEO
This year’s HTU theme embodies HealthTrust’s strategy for success
Thoughtful Optimism: From the Desk of the CMO
The future of artificial intelligence and HealthTrust
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.
Rapport & Relationships: From the Desk of the CMO
A highly functioning Value Analysis Team (VAT)—or VA Committee in other health systems—involves clinicians and facility leadership in following a formal process for evaluating products, new technology and services that will provide safe and effective patient care.
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 […]
Partners in Resiliency & Recovery: From the desk of the CMO
While the world has assumed its “new normal” position, providers continue to deal with historic workforce shortages, broken supply chains and the impact of inflation on the cost to deliver care.
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: From the desk of the CMO
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 […]
Insights Prevail: From the desk of the CMO
We are excited to be hosting live events again, including the annual HealthTrust University Conference (HTU). The HealthTrust Member Education team is working with more than 80 presenters to deliver a quality slate of education programs for member attendees who will join us July 25–27 in Nashville, Tennessee. Priority was given to this year’s 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. […]
Exploring the Shift of Care: From the desk of the CMO
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are one of the fastest-growing segments of the healthcare industry. Research from McKinsey suggests that by 2023, the ASC market is expected to grow by 6%—making it potentially a $36 billion industry. While the shift in care from hospitals to ASCs is happening at a rapid rate, it comes with a […]
Mitigating Disruptions: From the desk of the CMO
The end of a calendar year is filled with projections and forecasts across industries for the coming year. At the time of this writing, supply disruptions and cost pressures are predicted well into 2022. Just as the global pandemic disrupted the lives of people across the world, so too has a never-before-seen impact been levied […]
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 […]
The Practical Reality: From the desk of the CMO
Amid the challenges COVID-19 continues to befall, we find providers throughout the country rallying once again in response to the needs of their communities and health systems. The vast majority of reported COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. are among those who are unvaccinated. COVID-19 rates have increased throughout the country due to […]
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 […]
Back to Our Regular Programming
In decades past, at the end of a news soundbite that interrupted a regularly scheduled television show, an announcer would say: “And now, back to our regular programming.” That announcement feels somewhat reminiscent of our current transition to life after the pandemic. After more than a year of the world functioning on amended personal and […]
