Official Publication

Since 1977, Healthcare Purchasing News magazine remains the only comprehensive healthcare business news magazine dedicated to reporting the information, solutions and stories about medical products and systems that affect healthcare supply chain management, monthly in-print and daily online. Our readership includes the healthcare executives, and professionals from materials and supply chain management, surgical services, infection control, central service and sterile processing as well as clinical members of the product evaluation committees at healthcare facilities. www.hpnonline.com

Strategic Partner

GS1 Healthcare US® is an industry group that focuses on driving the adoption and implementation of GS1 Standards in the healthcare industry in the United States to improve patient safety and supply chain efficiency. GS1 Healthcare US brings together members from all segments of the healthcare industry to address the supply chain issues that most impact healthcare in the United States. Facilitated by GS1 US, GS1 Healthcare US is one of twenty-seven local GS1 Healthcare user groups around the world that supports the adoption and implementation of global standards developed by GS1. Members include distributors, group purchasing organizations, healthcare providers, industry associations, manufacturers, pharmacies, and solution providers. Learn more at www.gs1us.org/healthcare

Strategic Partner

The Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) is a broad-based trade association that represents 16 purchasing organizations. HIGPA's group purchasing members include for-profit and not-for-profit corporations, purchasing groups, associations, multi-hospital systems and healthcare provider alliances. www.higpa.org

Strategic Partner

The Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium brings together organizations to conduct research on topics related to strategic management of the supply chain. The goals are to:

• understand the healthcare supply chain in-depth
• optimize the clinical-management interface
• understand relevant models utilized in non-healthcare supply chains
• develop solutions that lead to optimization of clinical performance, patient outcomes, and cost effectiveness
• develop metrics to measure the merge of clinical performance and cost effectiveness surrounding patient care

Strategic Partner

HSCN is a Canadian network of healthcare supply chain providers and suppliers working together to improve the healthcare supply chain through leading practices, education, technology, networking and by promoting the supply chain as a strategic patient care function.

Strategic Partner

The RFID in Healthcare Consortium advocates the safe and effective use of wireless based technologies in healthcare. Our members are concerned with issues and solutions that pertain to the successful use wireless technologies for patient care and safety. Consortium efforts include delivering educational programs, support for standards, development of benchmark specifications, best practices, and sponsorship of educational events for all interested parties in the healthcare industry. We are part of the non-profit, charitable educational institution The RFID Educational Foundation, Inc.

FierceEMR gives hospital administrators, IT executives, and practice managers the must-know news and insights about modernizing patient information systems. Get your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today.

Every business day, FierceHealthcare briefs healthcare executives and hospital administrators on healthcare organizations & providers, Medicare/Medicaid/CMS, policies & regulations, healthcare reform, and more. Beyond the news of the day, our editors produce in-depth features on the state of the industry and conduct exclusive interviews with those at the forefront of the U.S. healthcare system. As a member of our community, you will receive an exclusive invitation to each of our webinars and gain full access to our entire whitepaper and eBook library. Advance your career by attending our networking parties and taking full advantage of our job board. Join today! http://www.FierceHealthcare.com

FierceHealthFinance is a weekly healthcare finance update for health executives, IT managers, and financial managers. Join fellow industry insiders who get FierceHealthFinance via email for their must know healthcare finance news. Sign up today! www.fiercehealthfinance.com

FierceHealthIT updates healthcare executives, CIOs and IT managers on the latest market trends and developments concerning CPOE, EMRs, HIE, e-prescribing, and other health IT industry news. Our editors supplement the news of the day with in-depth features on industry-shaping technologies. In addition to our free, weekly email newsletter, you can keep track of market trends through our exclusive webinars and benefit from our vast whitepaper and eBook library. As a FierceHealthIT subscriber, you will have full access to our job boards and networking parties. Join the FierceHealthIT community today! http://www.FierceHealthIT.com

FierceMobileHealthcare gives hospital administrators, IT executives, and program managers the must-know news, market trends, and insights about implementing wireless solutions in the healthcare industry. Get updated on mobile health records, remote patient monitoring, tablet and phone devices, telemedicine, and more. Our free, weekly email newsletter is not limited to the news of the day - our editors produce comprehensive features on leading market innovators. As part of our community, get insights on cutting-edge technologies through our webinars, whitepapers, and eBooks. Join today! http://www.FierceMobileHealthcare.com

Every business day, FiercePharma updates pharmaceutical executives on company news & earnings, FDA regulations, drug safety, generic drug companies, and more. Beyond the news of the day, our editors produce in-depth features on industry leaders and market trends. As a member of our community, you will receive an exclusive invitation to each of our webinars and gain full access to our entire whitepaper and eBook library. Advance your career by attending our networking parties and taking full advantage of our job board. Visit our website and start receiving our free FiercePharma email newsletter! http://www.FiercePharma.com

The Harvard Health Policy Review is a nonpartisan, semiannual journal, edited by Harvard College students dedicated to addressing health policy issues. Our publication aims to capture insights from undergraduate, graduate, and professional authors to heighten the role of health policy discourse.

PharmaVOICE is the executive forum that allows business leaders to engage in a candid dialogue on the myriad challenges and trends impacting the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE reaches more than 17,000 U.S.-based executives who influence business strategies and affect change. Published monthly, PharmaVOICE provides readers with insightful and thought-provoking commentary in a multiple-perspective format through its forums, topics, and articles that cover a range of issues from molecule through market. To Raise Your VOICE, contact feedback@pharmavoice.com.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

SupplyChainBrain, the world's most comprehensive supply chain management information resource, is accessed year round through a wide range of ever evolving multi-media formats by hundreds of thousands of senior level industry executives. In addition to addressing the fundamental principles of supply-chain management, SupplyChainBrain identifies emerging trends, technologies and best practices, forward thinking ideas and cutting-edge solutions-and continues to write and report about these as they evolve and mature. For more information, please visit www.SupplyChainBrain.com

Media Partner

Strategic Insights on the Future of the Health Insurance Industry www.corporateresearchgroup.com/MarketTrends

Strategic Partner

The WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Site seeks and promotes health care innovations that can reduce the cost of quality care. Visit the site to learn how the share your innovation.