Tenet taps Healthtrust for supply chain management
Healthtrust will track supply chain costs and the degree to which Tenet shares supply chain services across the healthcare provider’s network.
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Tenet Healthcare, one of the largest for-profit healthcare providers in the United States, said it has signed a five-year deal to use the Healthtrust platform to manage its supply chain contracts.
According to the announcement, Healthtrust will track supply chain costs and the degree to which Tenet shares supply chain services across the healthcare provider's network of 81 acute care and 19 surgical hospitals.
Monetary terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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"Tenet's performance in the supply chain has historically been very strong," Kristy Waters, Tenet's senior vice president of performance management and innovation said in a statement. "Our decision to bring certain supply chain functions back in-house and to consolidate all group purchasing activities within HealthTrust comes after conducting a rigorous evaluation of our alternatives. HealthTrust distinguished itself in two compelling ways―by providing clear evidence of immediate value and demonstrating the breadth and depth of its supply chain expertise."
Recently, New Jersey hospitals operator Barnabas Health also signed a deal to use Healthtrust for supply chain management.
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