Supply Chain
The Iowa Health System, a seven-hospital system based in Des Moines, Iowa, and Methodist Health Services of Peoria, Ill., have entered into a non-binding letter of intent to explore a strategic partnership.
The long-term care industry is one of the largest employers in the United States, yet its direct care workers are woefully underinsured, according to a new analysis.
Managed Health Care Associates, a healthcare service company focused on alternate site providers, has acquired Tidewater Group Purchasing from Omnicare, a Kentucky-based provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly.
Lawson Software, which offers a wide range of business intelligence solutions that can be found in many of the nation's healthcare systems, has agreed to be acquired for roughly $2 billion by an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor.
The globalization of healthcare has provided opportunities for many organizations to rapidly develop their products and to expand their network of customers. But with this globalization, we also need to realize there are also a number of important economic and public health concerns.
Hospitals continue to see capital expenditure budgets increase while financial and supply chain executives are placing a greater focus on healthcare information technology (HIT) and patient safety, according to a survey published in the Premier healthcare alliance's March 2011 Economic Outlook analysis.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will postpone the second round of its Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies competitive bidding program until the summer of 2013.
Universal Hospital Services, a provider of medical equipment management and service solutions, has completed its acquisition of the Emergent Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, PRI Medical Technologies, a provider of mobile medical lasers and surgical equipment.
As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act celebrates its one-year anniversary, a controversial medical devices tax included in the law hasn't been forgotten by those most likely to be affected by it.
MedAssets, based in Atlanta, has announced that The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha will deploy the company's strategic sourcing and group purchasing, medical device and clinical consulting services for physician preference items, as well as the company's pharmacy consulting services.