Supply Chain

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will postpone the second round of its Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies competitive bidding program until the summer of 2013.

Universal Hospital Services, a provider of medical equipment management and service solutions, has completed its acquisition of the Emergent Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, PRI Medical Technologies, a provider of mobile medical lasers and surgical equipment.

As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act celebrates its one-year anniversary, a controversial medical devices tax included in the law hasn't been forgotten by those most likely to be affected by it.

MedAssets, based in Atlanta, has announced that The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha will deploy the company's strategic sourcing and group purchasing, medical device and clinical consulting services for physician preference items, as well as the company's pharmacy consulting services.

Five healthcare systems in the Central Atlantic region have united to form the Central Atlantic Health Network, a supply purchasing collaborative.

Seventeen healthcare providers in Mississippi and Louisiana are taking their collaborative efforts to a new level with the formation of the Gulf States Purchasing Coalition.

Experts say hospitals must be proactive, take steps now to prepare for the onslaught

Healthcare Finance News Editor Richard Pizzi recently interviewed two healthcare reimbursement experts about trends in accounts receivable management in 2011.

A report from Moody's Investors Service indicates changes in employee benefits plan designs as well as new medical management techniques such as employee wellness programs are reducing demand for healthcare services.