Facing declining revenue and reimbursement, hospital systems across the U.S. are making it a priority to sharply reduce spending on supplies including gloves, syringes and hip implants. FULL STORY »
A Special Feature on executives' opinions regarding purchasing trends affecting the healthcare provider industry. Source: Modern Healthcare's Survey of Executive Opinions on Purchasing. Published August 19, 2013, p. 28. FULL STORY »
The average price paid for PET/CT systems dropped 27% from May to June as more hospitals purchased budget-friendly models of the systems during that period, according to the most recent Modern Healthcare/ECRI Institute Technology Price Index. FULL STORY »
The Leapfrog Group introduced a new online tool to help businesses calculate what they pay for hospital errors, accidents and infections, drawing a new round of criticism from the AHA. FULL STORY »
A new regulation will allow certain hospitals to buy orphan drugs at deeply discounted prices if they're used to treat non-orphan conditions or diseases. FULL STORY »
By Jaimy Lee and Joe Carlson | July 19, 2013
| Print Magazine
The Premier healthcare alliance, one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations, is considering an initial public offering, a move attacked by rival MedAssets. FULL STORY »
Healthcare industry groups are pressing regulators to issue the delayed final rule requiring manufacturers to mark medical devices with unique identifiers to improve patient safety and help healthcare providers during product recalls. FULL STORY »
Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, a small not-for-profit hospital in Ontonagon, Mich., last year generated about $1 million in revenue from a federal program that allows safety-net providers to purchase deeply discounted drugs. FULL STORY »
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