September 4, 2024- Premier submitted comments on the calendar year (CY) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. In our detailed comments, Premier urged CMS to: Learn More … [Read more...]

September 4, 2024- The US Oncology Network (The Network) announced today that Illinois CancerCare (ILCC) has joined The Network, effective Sept. 1, 2024. The Network is supported by McKesson Corporation. The practice is the predominant oncology provider throughout central Illinois. By adding ILCC to The Network, the organization continues its ongoing growth … [Read more...]

September 4, 2024-  Humana Inc. announced a new value-based kidney care program with Evergreen Nephrology, designed to advance quality of care and help optimize health outcomes for people living with chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease. Humana Medicare Advantage members who qualify for the program will now have access to a team of Evergreen professionals who … [Read more...]

September 4, 2024- Intermountain Garfield Memorial Hospital is breaking ground to expand a new operating room services. The new operating room center will greatly expand services in the hospital. This marks the first expansion to the hospital in decades. This expansion is important as surgeries have not been able to be done as proper ventilation from anesthesia gas could not … [Read more...]

September 3, 2024- Repertoire Magazine's Publisher Scott Adams hit the sales floor during ADLM (formerly AACC) to find out what is new and exciting in the lab space for distribution reps that are seeking to sell more lab equipment and testing next year in 2025. “It is always a treat when I get to interview Jonathan Overbey with Sekisui. Overbey is like a box of chocolates, you … [Read more...]

September 3, 2024- Many EMS professionals often feel undervalued within the health care system. Dan O'Connell, General Manager of Henry Schein Medical EMS, and Victoria Reinhartz, Executive Director of the National Association of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Providers (NAMIHP), recently sat down to discuss the factors that contribute to this and how mobile integrated health can … [Read more...]

September 3, 2024- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for an updated version of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine that more closely targets currently circulating variants to provide better protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death. The updated vaccine is authorized for use in individuals … [Read more...]

September 3, 2024- Healthmark, A Getinge Company, has announced they are now offering the Humipak for Robotic Instruments to its SST Instrument Retrieval product line. Manufactured from polyester-polypropylene films with a highly hydrophilic, blue viscose inner liner, the Humipak for Robotic Instruments consists of a layer of highly absorbent material sandwiched between two … [Read more...]

September 3, 2024- The Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) announced today that William Abrams, Executive Vice President of Distribution for Medline Industries, LP, is the recipient of the 2024 John F. Sasen Leadership Award. The Sasen Award recognizes individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership, commitment, and service to the healthcare products distribution … [Read more...]

September 3, 2024- Vizient, Inc. announced it has signed new and renewed provider customer agreements for the second quarter of 2024. These new and renewed contracts highlight the significant role Vizient plays in assisting healthcare providers in offering high-quality care for their communities. The new and renewed customer agreements include West Tennessee Healthcare Inc., … [Read more...]