Researchers suggest it might be time for some ‘de-intensification’ Editor’s note: The following is fourth in a series about changes occurring among primary care physicians. Does anybody actually oppose the concept of preventive medicine for kids and adults? Ask yourself: How many people do you know who believe that regular blood pressure checks at the pediatrician’s … [Read more...]
A Chance to Get Better
Long-Term Care providers, payers and society can learn from the mistakes of COVID-19 Ask Dallas Taylor, RN, “Why are there so many COVID-19-related deaths in nursing homes and long-term-care facilities?” and she’ll ask you right back, “What do you know about long-term care?” Taylor is director of nursing at the Village of St. Edward Community in Fairlawn, Ohio, and was a … [Read more...]
9 Key Factors That Guide Success
How to build yourself up professionally and personally By Sandler Systems Most people say that they want to be successful in life, achieve their goals and feel content with their accomplishments. For countless people, however, understanding how to reach success can be confusingand daunting. Here are nine key factors that separate those who succeed from those who … [Read more...]
Contracting Profile – Margaret Steele – Vice President of Sourcing Operations, Vizient
Margaret Steele joined Vizient in 2010, as a sourcing executive of purchased services after leaving a successful career at Beckett Media where she was named one of the youngest vice presidents, leading publishing and new media before serving as chief operating officer. At Vizient, Steele helped create and launch Vizient’s purchased services advisory offering by working with … [Read more...]
Contracting Executive Profile – Susan Schrupp – Senior Vice President and Chief Purchasing Officer at Community Health Systems
Susan Schrupp is the SVP and Chief Purchasing Officer for CHS overseeing Supply Chain. Schrupp joined CHS in May of 2018 and has the responsibility for managing the procure-to-pay process for the health system’s spend of more than $4B annually in supplies and purchased services. Additional areas of responsibility include overseeing contract administration, lab and imaging … [Read more...]
PAMA on Pause
While COVID-19 took center stage in 2020, PAMA promises to have a major impact on lab testing in 2021. With 2020 overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to believe that the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) was the center of controversy around the federal budget for healthcare and lab spending as well as a serious perceived threat to hospital and physician … [Read more...]
Publisher’s Letter
By the Numbers It’s Month 2 of 2021. Let’s hope things are moving back to some normalcy for the world and our country. Speaking of normalcy, or at least some stability, I thought I’d share some stats from our recent “ReadEx” study. For those of you who took time to do the survey, thank you. For those who may not know what the survey is, every six months we send out a … [Read more...]