January 28, 2025- Premier advocates for federal policies that empower hospitals, health systems and continuum of care providers to drive innovation and lead the transformation to high-quality, cost-effective healthcare. Building on past progress, Premier has released a roadmap and recommendations designed to enhance the framework for healthcare policy and advance bipartisan, … [Read more...]
Vizient forecasts a 2.3% rise in medical devices and supplies spending
January 28, 2025- Vizient, Inc. released its new Spend Management Outlook representing the best estimate of the change in the price of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and supplies, capital equipment and services between July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. The report projects a 3.84% increase in pharmacy and an increase of 2.3% in non-pharmacy spend over that timeframe. The report … [Read more...]
What lab teams need from industry partners during respiratory season
January 28, 2025- In the following Q&A, Emily Berlin, Vice President, Laboratory Products & Distribution at Cardinal Health, discussed the most common challenges for lab teams during respiratory season, best practices, and how industry partners can assist when the demand rises. What are some examples of rapidly changing needs of lab/diagnostic teams during … [Read more...]
Ascension on charting the nation’s path toward stronger maternal health
January 27, 2025- Maternal health in the United States is in a state of crisis – we have the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income nation, according to Harvard's School of Public Health. There are high disparities in maternal healthcare across the country, especially among women of color and in rural communities, according to Ascension. On Maternal Health Awareness … [Read more...]
State of the Clinic: In 2024, Cleveland Clinic serves most patients in its history
January 27, 2025- In 2024, Cleveland Clinic served the largest number of patients in its history with more than 15 million patient encounters worldwide, CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., announced in the annual State of the Clinic address. The State of the Clinic presentation emphasized Cleveland Clinic’s continued commitment to caring for patients, caregivers, … [Read more...]
Patient access to care in all forms
January 27, 2025- Workforce demands, capacity constraints and ever-changing payer and policy considerations highlight the enormous obstacles faced by the healthcare industry today. An aging patient population and high acuity rates over the next decade will continue to push lengths of stay longer and put pressure on the industry to adapt and make changes. But how does that … [Read more...]
GOJO Industries’ climate targets validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative
January 27, 2025- GOJO, Makers of PURELL™, announced that its climate targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi offers companies a science-led framework for setting and validating both near-term and long-term targets for reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050 and achieving the target in the United Nations’ … [Read more...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific announces introduction of Olink® Reveal
January 27, 2025- Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the introduction of Olink® Reveal, setting a new standard for affordable, high-plex proteomics that enables researchers to identify circulating biomarkers for a range of applications with reduced cost and set up requirements. Olink Reveal represents a powerful new tool for proteomics research, measuring ~1,000 carefully … [Read more...]
Henry Schein to webcast Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Conference Call
January 24, 2025- Henry Schein, Inc. announced that it will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results before the stock market opens on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, and will provide a live webcast of its earnings conference call on the same day beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time. Speakers on the call will include Stanley M. … [Read more...]
BD and Biosero collaborate to enable robotic integration with flow cytometers Used in drug development
January 24, 2024- BD and Biosero, a developer of laboratory automation solutions to orchestrate scientific discoveries, announced a framework collaboration agreement to enable and facilitate robotic arm integration with BD flow cytometry instruments to accelerate drug discovery and development. Together, the companies intend to develop new software capabilities within BD … [Read more...]