Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) news and information

An environment where hospitals are under pressure to purchase medical and surgical supplies that promise the best clinical outcomes at the lowest price is here to stay, according to comments made by group purchasing executives at an industry conference this week.
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Experts agree that mobile devices will significantly impact healthcare and not just delivery of care as we know it today. How fast that will happen and how broadly are the unanswered questions.
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In response to pressures from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the private insurance market, most healthcare organizations are reorganizing and restructuring their clinical business models. And while not every provider seeks accountable care organization status, most expect to be...
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Regarding “Drug-diversion turf war,” (March 5): Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem, but blaming the distributor for how pharmaceuticals are ultimately sold and used is deeply misguided and will create a supply chain chokehold...
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A judge's ruling that Cardinal Health is responsible for self-policing drug diversion activities may have a broader impact on the extent to which a wholesale drug distributor is responsible for detecting suspected diversion.
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Happtique named Ben Chodor as its CEO, a new position at the New York-based mobile health application store.
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Group purchasing executives gathered in Washington last week to discuss supply chain issues ranging from the drug shortages and medical device gag clauses to the effect of bundled payments on supply chain costs and the “greening” of the supply chain.
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Near midnight on Friday, August 26, as Hurricane Irene menaced North Carolina on its direct path to New York City, NYU Langone Medical Center made an urgent call to Greater New York Hospital Association's desk at the City's Office of Emergency Management. One of seven hospitals ordered to evacuate...
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After Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital converted to a new group purchasing organization in 2008, the academic medical center reported first-year savings of $6.5 million. The goal of switching GPOs was to cut costs, says William Stitt, vice president of materials management at the...
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The association executive compensation chart that accompanied “Pay loses its perk” (May 16, p. 26) has been amended to include revised 2009 revenue figures for the American College of Healthcare Executives...
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