July 25, 2024-  Premier, Inc., a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, has named Prisma Health, the largest healthcare organization in South Carolina, the winner of the 2024 Premier Alliance Excellence Award. The Premier Alliance Excellence Award recognizes innovative healthcare providers that demonstrate an unparalleled commitment to transformation, using … [Read more...]

July 24, 2024- For a sizable swath of provider-based healthcare supply chain professionals, Robert T. Yokl served as a popular gateway to value analysis education and learning.In fact, those new to the industry and/or profession or in working in smaller urban, and suburban and rural organizations, Yokl functioned as gatekeeper and key master, providing a plethora of relevant … [Read more...]

July 24, 2024- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) used new data to update the United States (U.S.) burden of seven antimicrobial-resistant pathogens typically found in healthcare settings. The CDC previously reported that the burden of these pathogens increased in the U.S. in 2020 in the COVID-19 Impact Report. The new data describe the burden in the two following years, … [Read more...]

July 24, 2024- Intermountain Health Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City is now using a state-of-the-art surgical robot to assist with certain procedures and improve recovery times for patients. The Da Vinci XI robotic-assisted surgical system helps doctors with certain procedures by using only small incisions while still being able to make precise movements in the … [Read more...]

July 24, 2024- Vizient, Inc. announced a strategic partnership with leading carbon accounting platform provider Greenly to support Vizient's Climate Performance Solutions with greenhouse gas data collection, analysis and reporting capabilities. The launch marks the expansion of Vizient's portfolio of impact spend services to help providers and suppliers achieve their … [Read more...]

July 24, 2024- Hospital-at-home programs have become a focal point in the healthcare landscape, offering a lifeline outside the traditional hospital setting to patients in need of acute care services for common conditions like cellulitis, pneumonia, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and urinary tract infections. Even though this model of care was … [Read more...]

July 23, 2024- -Flosonics Medical, a leader in wearable medical ultrasound, announced that Sutter Health, an integrated not-for-profit system based in Northern California, will implement FloPatch, the world’s first wireless, wearable Doppler ultrasound. The FDA-cleared device gives ICU clinicians a fast, hands-free method of assessing blood-flow at the bedside to help guide … [Read more...]

July 23, 2024- The U.S. News & World Report released its 2024-2025 annual Best Hospitals rankings and recognized Jefferson Health among the best in the United States. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals was recognized as second in the nation for Ophthalmology (Wills Eye Hospital), and MossRehab, now Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation, ranked 8th in the country for … [Read more...]

July 23, 2024- Owens & Minor, Inc. announced selected preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 as noted in the table below. The Company also reaffirmed its outlook for the full year 2024 as noted below in advance of its second quarter 2024 earnings announcement and conference call. Selected Preliminary Financial Results for the Quarter Ended … [Read more...]

July 23, 2024- When the alarm clock sounds on Monday morning, one of the first decisions the experienced distribution account manager needs to make is: Which customers will I call on this week where I can make the most impact as a consultant, maximize my efficiency and grow my business most successfully?  This has never been a simple question to answer, but it has also changed … [Read more...]