How the Arizona IDN grows its local spend, onboards three hospitals and focuses on utilization. By Daniel Beaird The Phoenix area is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country, adding over 600,000 people from 2010 to 2020 for a total of almost 5 million residents. And in the winter, snowbirds from the U.S. and Canada travel to Arizona and effectively double the … [Read more...]

How ASCs can turn clinical data into better patient care. By Pete Mercer Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series As the demand for high-quality, cost-effective surgical care continues to grow, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are playing a more prominent role in the healthcare landscape. But building a successful ASC isn’t just about bricks and mortar – … [Read more...]

One of the biggest challenges in healthcare today is ensuring that all patients receive quality care, despite their skin color, race, gender, or sexual orientation. There are plenty of factors that play into health equity, both biological and structural. Unfortunately, cognitive bias plays a role as well, leading providers to use presuppositions and flawed judgements to make a … [Read more...]

The importance of whole health in family medicine. By Jenna Hughes When it comes to a patient’s health, clinical care is only one piece of the puzzle. Indeed, only 16% of health outcomes are attributed to clinical care, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Nearly 34% of all health outcomes result from patients’ health behaviors outside of … [Read more...]

Screen time, chronic conditions, and missed care all contribute to the health decline in U.S. children, study says. A new research study has found that the health of U.S. children has declined significantly since 2007. In the U.S. specifically, children were found to be 15% to 20% more likely to have a chronic condition in 2023 than in 2011. In particular, the prevalence … [Read more...]

How distributor reps can help practices successfully navigate respiratory season. Are you ready? As respiratory season ramps up, physician offices will rely on their distributor reps to ensure they have rapid, reliable access to test kits, vaccines, and other critical supplies when demand spikes suddenly. Distributors not only help maintain adequate stock levels but also … [Read more...]

University of Pittsburgh scientists developed new technology to stop hospital outbreaks before they start. Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), infections that patients get when receiving treatment in the hospital for another condition, are a serious threat to patient safety and a leading cause of increased costs and patient mortality in hospitals, according to the Centers … [Read more...]

and what to do about each By Brian Sullivan, CSP – PRECISE Selling You had a great call. They loved the product. You high-fived your manager. And then … nothing. No reply. No callback. No next step. Welcome to ghosting. Not the Halloween kind – the sales kind. And let’s face it, it haunts everyone in this industry. But not all ghosting is the same. And if you don’t … [Read more...]

A look at McKesson Medical-Surgical’s transformative approach to the U.S. healthcare supply chain. As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, suppliers must do more than keep up – they must lead. With that in mind, McKesson Medical-Surgical recently launched its Accelerated Supply Chain Excellence initiative – known internally as ASCE or simply “Ace” – … [Read more...]

Diagnosing silent infections before they turn serious. By Jim Poggi We all recognize the seriousness of infections we see right before us like influenza, strep, other respiratory and skin infections. While these acute infections are easy to identify – and for the most part self-limiting or easily treated – even the most obvious infections can lead to severe morbidity and … [Read more...]