Online buying service targets hospitals. Tenn. company broadens customer base for medical-surgical supplies and equipment.
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Advertising↗
Biomedical subjects
S Hensley
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UPHS plans layoffs, service reductions.
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Cost Control↗
2020 visions. Pandora's genome box.
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Forecasting↗
Cardinal flies into turbulence. Company, analysts try to figure out why stock prices plunged 13% in mid-September.
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Equipment and Supplies, Hospital↗
Just born, and famous already. Appearing on an Internet 'stage' near you, happy families and the stars of the show.
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Entrepreneurship↗
GPOs under pressure to deliver. Purchasing volume climbs, but Internet firms and independents are challenging the large groups.
Group purchasing organizations saw another year of increased volume in 1998, according to Modern Healthcare's annual survey of the sector. But in many cases, customers are going off on their own, becoming competitors to the large GPOs. Fledgling Internet firms also are offering new purchasing options.
Contract Services↗
Women, minorities encouraged to apply. Former hospital administrator starts company that will match diverse suppliers with GPOs.
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Commerce↗
Vermont HMO seeks $2 million bailout.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans↗
Doctors move surgeries into offices.
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Ambulatory Surgical Procedures↗
Specialty supply ordering goes on line. New service allows materials managers to purchase medical products via the Internet.
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Commerce↗
Prescription costs become harder to swallow. Providers and payers get a big dose of reality with explosive spending and patient demand for new drugs.
Hospitals and managed-care organizations know that pharmacy costs are going to keep climbing. It's a question of how much and how quickly they can slow the growth of an expense that has become increasingly hard to swallow. Spending on prescription drugs is rising at 12% per year, more than double the 5% increase in national healthcare expenditures.
Cost Sharing↗
Panel seeks wider sharing or organs.
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Humans↗
Stent prices starting to retreat.
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary↗
McKesson HBOC slashes revenues.
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Commerce↗
Preventive medicine. Computerized system analyzes whether dosage, timing and type of drug are right for the patient.
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Cause of Death↗
E-commerce companies attract converts. Appointments of two purchasing industry veterans add credibility to fledgling companies.
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Commerce↗
Point of contention. Caregivers press for greater needlestick safety, but hospitals worry about the cost.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
Catalyst for change. Premier alliance to invest millions in database to improve quality of care.
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Databases, Factual↗