May 9, 2024- Ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) play a pivotal role in delivering efficient and specialized care within the larger healthcare landscape. With this in mind, ASCs are looking to increase the number of high acuity, high reimbursement procedures - like cardiac and orthopedic - to their centers. Adding to the growth potential, Center’s for Medicare and Medicaid … [Read more...]
CVS Health acquires MA broker Hella Health
May 8, 2024- CVS Health has acquired tech-enabled Medicare Advantage (MA) broker Hella Health. It operates as a wholly owned insurance agency with a national platform. Hella Health CEO Rafal Walkiewicz disclosed the news via LinkedIn. Financial terms haven’t been disclosed but Walkiewicz claims it will add to CVS Health’s digital capabilities, particularly for seniors. CVS … [Read more...]
UPMC Children’s Hospital partners with Atrium Health for liver transplant procedures
May 8, 2024- To provide the highest chance for a successful liver transplant for families in North Carolina, Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital has partnered with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to expand its pediatric liver transplant program. The partnership will allow Levine Children’s Hospital to expand its abilities to transplant livers in infants and … [Read more...]
Pfizer announces new Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
May 8, 2024- Andrew Baum, M.D., will join Pfizer as Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Executive Vice President. Dr. Baum will be a member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Albert Bourla. Dr. Baum joins Pfizer from Citi, where he served as Head of Global Healthcare, Managing Director Equity Research. Prior to … [Read more...]
Henry Schein reports solid first-quarter 2024 financial results, updates financial guidance
May 8, 2024- Henry Schein reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2024. Total net sales for the quarter were $3.2 billion, an increase of 3.7% compared with the first quarter of 2023. Internal sales decreased 1.8%1 which includes an approximate 300 to 400 basis points decrease in sales from the residual impact of last year’s cyber incident, and a 60 … [Read more...]
Outlining clear marketing goals
May 8, 2024- Every successful plan takes steps, strategies, and goals to achieve a desired outcome, and creating a marketing campaign is no different. To successfully advertise, it is important for companies in the supply chain industry to set marketing goals. Marketing goals track advertising progress and define a clear brand purpose in its advertising efforts. It is necessary … [Read more...]
Cardinal Health on preventing supply chain challenges that burden nurses
May 8, 2024- The week of May 6-12 is National Nurses Week, and Cardinal Health has taken steps to alleviate the burden on nurses in healthcare. According to Cardinal Health, the amount of multitasking required of a nurse takes away from hands-on patient care. Many hospitals rely on manual supply chain workflows, often requiring nurses to step away from their patients' bedside … [Read more...]
Walgreens and Boehringer Ingelheim partner to improve diversity in clinical trials
May 8, 2024- Walgreens and Boehringer Ingelheim announced a strategic collaboration aimed at optimizing recruitment and making clinical trials more accessible, inclusive and equitable. This collaboration will offer people an opportunity to learn about and potentially participate in an important Phase III clinical trial within the familiar and accessible environment … [Read more...]
Mayo Clinic, Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville collaborate for pediatric care, medical education, research
May 7, 2024- Mayo Clinic and Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville announced a 10-year extension of their three-decade collaboration to improve healthcare in the region and train future generations of physicians and healthcare workers. The collaboration will continue to focus on medical training, research and clinical care, specifically in pediatrics, where there are … [Read more...]
Intermountain Medical Center named top teaching hospital
May 7, 2024- Fortune Magazine and PINC AI have ranked Intermountain Medical Center in Murray as the number one major teaching hospital in the nation for 2024. Nine other Intermountain hospitals in Utah were ranked among the nation’s best hospitals on this year’s top 100 hospitals list, according to PINC AI and Fortune. The Fortune rankings analyzed publicly available data from … [Read more...]