Health Policy

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Healthcare procurement gains in indirect spend and purchased services

Vizient’s Tom Swapp discusses unmanaged spend, off-contract buying, and how agentic sourcing could help health systems find savings.

MultiCare and Samaritan Health Services will merge Nov. 1, with a $700 million investment aimed at expanding resources…

Health systems are tightening procurement governance to reduce SKU sprawl, improve price consistency, and prepare procurement data for…

Intermountain Health will close its Trinsic unit in Colorado, affecting 117 jobs as UCHealth assumes sole operations after…

Hospitals are using sale-leaseback real estate deals to raise cash and fund growth, but regulators are increasingly questioning…

Health systems are paying more for medical group leaders as physician alignment and clinical integration become central to…

Physician noncompete clauses can limit where doctors work, how long restrictions last, and whether they can stay in…

A historical look at the aims, constitution, and function of the Toronto General Hospital Medical Staff Association and…

A 2023 analysis found 340B-eligible hospitals had larger assets and higher asset growth than non-340B hospitals, with higher…

TPC expands to 10 independent health systems as Valley, Nebraska Methodist and Salina Regional join the performance improvement…

Health Policy

Clinical evidence, research, and medical intelligence in Health Policy.

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