January 30, 2025- HCA Healthcare, Inc. announced that 49 of its hospitals were named on the 2025 Healthgrades America’s 250 Best Hospitals list, which recognizes the top 5% of hospitals in the country for clinical excellence. Based exclusively on patient outcomes, the annual designation is reserved for hospitals who demonstrate superior performance in providing care … [Read more...]

January 29, 2025- After Baxter’s North Cove manufacturing site was significantly impacted by the rain and storm surge from Hurricane Helene, the company announced that it continues to make strong progress at the North Cove facility and have now restarted all of the site’s 10 manufacturing lines. While Baxter stated in a recent press release that some lines require additional … [Read more...]

January 29, 2025- The American Heart Association has launched a new $3 million initiative, supported financially by Abbott, that aligns with the rising need for advanced HF treatment pathways and education beyond traditional guideline-directed medical therapy. This effort will provide cardiovascular clinicians with information on care models that connect specialists and … [Read more...]

January 29, 2025- United Iroquois Shared Services (UISS), a leading regional group purchasing organization serving over 900 healthcare and non-healthcare facilities, announced a new agreement with Premier, Inc. to provide UISS members access to Premier's Supply Disruption Manager solution. Premier’s Supply Disruption Manager leverages advanced machine learning technology to … [Read more...]

January 29, 2025- For his contributions to advancing collaboration between healthcare value analysis professionals and physician champions, BJ McCluskey, MBA, CVAHP, FAHVAP, FACHDM, Assistant Vice President of Strategic Sourcing and Contracting from McLeod Health, was awarded the 2024 AHVAP Presidential Citation Award.  This prestigious award is presented … [Read more...]

January 29, 2025- Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials and ABC News. As of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kanas Department of Health and Environment. Additionally, there are 79 confirmed latent … [Read more...]

January 28, 2025- Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report from the AHA. The American Heart Association (AHA) report, published Monday in the journal Circulation, found that 941,652 Americans died from cardiovascular disease in 2022, the most recent year for which data is available. That's an increase of more than 10,000 … [Read more...]

January 28, 2025- Abbott announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024. Continue Reading … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]