Supply Chain
A new agreement with the Medical Group Management Association will give MedAssets access to thousands of group practices around the nation who are in need of GPO services.
A collection of group purchasing organizations has announced their readiness to adopt standards for identifying healthcare provider locations.
Once upon a time, Americans traveling abroad were urged not to leave home without their American Express Traveler's Checks. Nowadays, healthcare providers are being asked to regard the credit card company with that same financial responsibility.
Kronos has launched a new workforce management tool that, among other things, allows healthcare providers to put social networks to work in the search for new employees.
The Government Accountability Office has released a report on group purchasing organizations which details the steps taken by GPOs to ensure transparency, fair contracting and discount product pricing for hospitals.
CDW Healthcare has announced an expanded agreement with one of the nation's larger healthcare group purchasing organizations to supply healthcare information technology products and services to a consortium of providers in Kansas and Missouri.
Kareo, Inc. has closed on an investment by Boston venture capital firm OpenView Venture Partners.
MedAssets, an Atlanta-based provider of supply chain management solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire The Broadlane Group for roughly $850 million in cash. The deal, expected to be completed within three months, would combine two of the top four healthcare group purchasing organizations in the nation.
Prices for products used by healthcare providers will rise 3.1 percent on the national market in the next six months, according to a new report by the healthcare supply contracting company Novation.
Seven North Carolina hospitals who formed the Southern Atlantic Health Care Alliance purchasing coalition in 2007 have reportedly saved $2.8 million in supply costs over the past two years.