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• PowerPoint Presentation: 2004 GPO Value Statement Presentation This presentation provides background information on HIGPA, details the value GPOs offer to health care providers in reducing costs and the benefits to manufacturers and distributors of working with GPOs.
• HIGPA Membership Elects 2005 Board of Directors
• HIGPA’s Public Policy Voice to be Enhanced with Support from Procurement and Supply Chain Executives
• Allen Dunehew, Amerinet-St. Louis VP of Pharmacy Presented with the 2004 HIGPA Chairman’s Award
• Ed Gravell, Cardinal Health VP of Health Systems Recipient of the 2004 HIGPA Achievement Award
• HIGPA Opposes Medical Device Competition Act of 2004, Statement by Robert Betz, Ph.D. President & CEO, HIGPA 
• Compliance Programs Ensure Best Practices for the Health Care Procurement and Supply Chain Industry, HIGPA President & CEO, Robert Betz, Ph.D., Says in Testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee
  For a copy of the testimony please click here.
• HIGPA Unveils Web-based Vendor Information Exchange: Ensuring Providers Access to Innovative Technology

• Incidence of Hepatitis B among children falls
• AHA urges immediate action on HIPAA accounting of disclosures requirement
• What is health care's ROI?
• California proposes easing nurse-to-patient ratio regulations
• CMS asks hospitals to review facility information for public Web site
• New contracts part of Medicare appeals overhaul
• AHA patient safety video honored at Dartmouth film festival
• GAO seeks data on hospital outpatient drug costs
• Not enough evidence to show disease management cuts costs, CBO says
• Hospital leaders named to national health IT commission

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CXO – JCAHO, AHA, Modern Healthcare, HIMSS

Surgical Services – AORN, SSM Online

Materials Management – HIGPA, AHRMM, Materials Management in Healthcare

Infection Control – APIC, JCAHO

Vendor – MDSI, Repertoire, HIGPA

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Welcome to the ultimate online resource for healthcare professionals. planetMedSurg is dedicated to improving the communication and understanding between professionals throughout the entire healthcare supply chain. Whether you are a Supplier or a Provider, you can utilize this resource to communicate with your peers and learn more about the other “Satellites” within the healthcare universe.

The majority of resources on planetMedSurg are free for your use. However a membership is required to access certain sections of the site. As an example, if you want to post events in the calendar, publish a link in the link directory or participate in one of our forums, you will need to complete our member registration form. Becoming a member is simple, free and entitles you to the full array of helpful resources

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Whether you are a Supplier or a Provider, you can utilize this resource to communicate with your peers and learn more about the other “Satellites” within the healthcare universe. planetMedSurg is dedicated to improving the communication and understanding between professionals throughout the entire healthcare supply chain. Please take the time to visit each of our initial Satellites for the following supply chain members: CXO, Surgical Services, Materials Management, Infection Control and Vendor.

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