Dear Hospital CFO, it’s time to invest more in clinical product spend management

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Dear Hospital CFO, it's time to invest more in clinical product spend management

Six Big Trends To Watch In Health Care For 2016

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/12/30/six-big-trends-to-watch-in-health-care-for-2016/

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San Francisco Bay Area: Major Players Drive Regional Network Development

http://www.chcf.org/publications/2016/01/regional-market-san-francisco

Click to View Infographic: Empire Building by the Bay

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Empire Building by the Bay: Consolidating Control of Hospitals and Physician Organizations in the Bay Area

http://www.chcf.org/publications/2016/01/empire-building?county=san_francisco

Click to access PDF%20AlmanacRegMktBriefSanFran16.pdf

Cancer Surpasses Heart Disease as Leading Cause of Death in 22 Stated

http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2016/1/11/cancer-surpasses-heart-disease-as-leading-cause-of-death-in-calif

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015 file photo, a nurse places a patient's chemotherapy medication on an intravenous stand at a hospital in Philadelphia. A report released on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 says cancer is the second leading cause of death nationally, after heart disease. Cancer death rates have been falling for nearly 25 years, but heart disease death rates have been falling at a steeper rate.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article53477310.html

Medicare Part D’s Importance Extends Far Beyond The Drug Benefit It Provides

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/01/15/medicare-part-ds-importance-extends-far-beyond-the-drug-benefit-it-provides/

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Hospital Consolidation 2016 Forecast: ‘More of the Same’

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=LED&content_id=324553##

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The volume and pace of consolidation, marked by more large deals, more small deals, and more partnerships among hospital providers, physician providers, and insurers will continue “for many years and well past this current decade,” says one industry analyst.