Volume 47 | March 29, 2019
Insights-Trends-Opinions
Hello National Accounts Executives,

I hope you can join us in May in Nashville. Our IDN Insights East meeting is really shaping up! Check out the agenda below!


John Pritchard
jpritchard@ShareMovingMedia.com
(770) 263-5262

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HealthTrust, Tenet Health, Baylor Scott & White and more scheduled for IDN Insights East in Nashville!
IDN Insights East is back this year in Nashville on May 16-17! The IDN Insights meeting highlights some of the most progressive, largest healthcare systems in the East. Come network with your peers and customers while learning how large IDNs measure successful contracts, the challenges these health systems are facing, what successful supplier/provider relationships look like, and much more!


Speakers Include:
  • Michael Berryhill, COO, HealthTrust Purchasing Group
  • Mike Gray, System Vice President Supply Chain, SSM
  • Richard Yonkers, VP Supply Chain, Tenet Health
  • Cameron McEwen, Manager, Consulting North America, GHX
  • Kreg Koford, SVP, Supply Chain and Sustaining Care Services, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Sandy Wise, System Director, Baylor Scott & White
  • Christine Torres, System Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Main Line Health
  • Tim Marlette, Healthcare Supply Chain Consulting Executive
  • Bob Taylor, SVP Supply Chain, RWJ Barnabas Health
  • Bill Kellar, CEO, Nashville Supply Chain Services, HealthTrust, representing TriStar
  • Joe Walsh, Founder, Coach, Educator, Supply Chain Sherpas
  • More to come!


Space is limited!

For questions please contact Anna McCormick at amccormick@sharemovingmedia.com  
Kaiser Permanente names Mary Beth Lang VP, Chief Supply Chain & Procurement
Industry veteran Mary Beth Lang has been named VP, Chief Supply Chain & Procurement for Kaiser Permanente.

She will work for Laurel Junk continuing the progress Laurel has made with Kaiser's Supply Chain initiatives.

We hope to have a discussion with Mary Beth when she gets settled in her new position. Mary Beth was previously at Pensiamo, UPMC and Amerinet.
UPS aims for healthcare
UPS is adding drone technology to its latest push into the healthcare industry.

United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said Tuesday it started a new logistics service that delivers medical samples via unmanned drones through a collaboration with Matternet, an autonomous drone technology company.
The program is taking place at WakeMed Health & Hospitals' flagship hospital and campus in the Raleigh, N.C., with oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration and North Carolina Department of Transportation. UPS said Tuesday's flight marked "the beginning of numerous planned daily revenue flights at the WakeMed Raleigh campus."

UPS said the program represents a major milestone for unmanned aviation in the U.S. as, currently, the majority of medical samples and specimens are transported across WakeMed’s expanding health system by courier cars.


The Consumer-Centric Supply Chain: A look inside Texas Health Resources
In the summer of 2017, Shaun Clinton, senior vice president of supply chain management for Texas Health Resources, embarked on a business transformation project that was to coincide with the organization’s migration to a more consumer-centric way of operating. “The team and I are extremely excited to begin to build what a future-state, cutting-edge supply chain organization will look like over the next few years,” he said at the time. “For me, it comes down to, ‘How are we going to address the needs of our customers, and what products will we produce for them so they can do their jobs well and see value?’”

Clinton recently brought The Journal of Healthcare Contracting  up to date on the project.

JHC :  Why did you undertake the business transformation project?

Shaun Clinton: I saw a need to use the new tools to align Supply Chain in such a way that the enterprise would view us as a strategic business partner. We had to become “user-friendly,” that is, transparent and nimble enough to meet the needs of the organization. We decided that, if we were going to reorganize to optimize the system, we should take the opportunity to meet the strategic needs of the enterprise.

ANAE has a new website!
The mission of the Association of National Account Executives is to educate, network and build relationships with the nations best IDNs, GPOs, and RPCs.


ANAE members will receive:
  • Discounts to all JHC events including IDN Insights West hosted at the Amazon Business headquarters
  • Whitepapers including the new “7 Essential Characteristics of Tomorrow’s National Account Executives”
  • National Accounts University learning modules
  • National Account Executives Compensation Reports
  • National Accounts Weekly newsletter archives
  • A chat room where members can network with topics like IDN Supply Chain Leaders on the Move, Tips and Advice, as well as the Connection Hub
  • Supply Chain Leader Learning Series recordings and upcoming calls


Nominate IDN Supply Chain Leaders for the 10 People to Watch
We’re looking for the best of the best supply chain executives for our upcoming “Ten People to Watch in Healthcare Contracting” feature in The Journal of Healthcare Contracting. 

We’re soliciting nominations for supply chain professionals who:

  • Have worked in supply chain (healthcare or other industry) for at least 5 years.
  • Serve in a management role in a health system or hospital.
  • Are creative and innovative in the way they approach supply chain.
  • Are enthusiastic about what supply chain can accomplish.
  • Are good role models for younger supply chain people.

If you have someone in mind, put together a nomination with the following information:
  • The person's name/title/affiliation.
  • A paragraph explaining why this person is a good candidate for the “Ten People” feature.
  • Your name and contact info (email, phone)
Send your nomination to JHC Editor Mark Thill at mdthill1913@gmail.com.

Use the subject: “Ten People nomination.”

Deadline: April 19

It’s one of our best-read features of all year. So we hope to hear from you.
Now Accepting Nominations for
National Account Executive of the Year

The National Account Executive of the Year award will be presented to the National Account Executive who has made a major impact within their company as well as the IDN/GPO/RPC contracting market and who has shown exemplary levels of ethics and leadership skills throughout their career. Consideration will be given to candidates who have successfully navigated the evolving healthcare arena with a tireless pursuit of value for their company, clients and our nation’s patients.


Nomination Deadline: May 22, 2019

Presentation Date and Location: ANAE Annual Conference in Dallas on July 11-12, 2019

The National Account Executive of the Year can be nominated by peers, coworkers, customers or contracting professionals.

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