Blog
News and commentary on the healthcare equipment market.
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Becker's Hospital Review: Supply Chain Tip of the Week
May 12, 2017Tom Derrick from OpenMarkets shares advice to help providers discover and evaluate new equipment suppliers with Becker's Mackenzie Bean. -
Broadcast Recap: Supply Chain Landscape & Impact on Supply Chain
May 11, 2017John Strong leads a web broadcast on the latest supply chain trends and what impact they have on supply chain leaders. -
What Equipment is Being Purchased Through OpenMarkets?
April 26, 2017Take a look at recent transactions on The OpenMarkets Exchange -
The 7 Most Expensive Words in Business
April 19, 2017These 7 words can cost you more than you realize. -
OpenMarkets Broadcast: Healthcare Landscape and Impact on Supply Chain
April 14, 2017John Strong, President of Greenhealth Management and advisor to multiple healthcare supply chain stakeholders, will be presenting "Healthcare Landscape and Impact on Supply Chain" in a free OpenMarkets web broadcast on May 10th at 12pm EST. -
OpenMarkets Starts 2017 with Impressive Growth, New Products
April 11, 2017OpenMarkets announced record growth in Q1 2017. The key highlights include a 900% increase in their network of suppliers since Q1 2016 and the launch of a new product, the OpenMarkets Exchange. -
Healthcare Finance News: Healthcare Executives Focused on Managing Costs and Improving Use of Data
March 30, 2017In a survey of healthcare C-suite executives to discover priorities given the uncertainty in healthcare, cost management is a primary focus. -
Broadcast Recap: Why CHRISTUS Preaches Transparency in their Capital Program
March 22, 2017Sean Poellnitz, Director of Contracting & Resource Utilization at CHRISTUS Health, outlines the reasons they manage their capital program from a position of transparency, and shared benefits that accrue to both CHRISTUS and their supplier partners as a result. -
OpenMarkets March Broadcast with CHRISTUS Health Highlights Benefits of Transparency with Suppliers
March 07, 2017CHRISTUS Health does something unique from nearly every other large IDN: they publish their capital budget to suppliers. -
Journal of Healthcare Contracting Talks Capital Equipment Acquisition with CEO Michael Fineberg
March 06, 2017OpenMarkets CEO Michael Fineberg discussed the struggles and opportunities of today's capital equipment market in an article published February 27, 2017 in the Journal of Healthcare Contracting. -
For Healthcare Equipment Suppliers, OpenMarkets Exchange Helps Close the Deal
March 03, 2017Supply chain leaders representing healthcare provider organizations share the advantages equipment suppliers can experience with the OpenMarkets Exchange. -
MATTER Exec Shares Hospital Innovation Insights on February OM Broadcast
February 24, 2017The challenges health system leaders face in identifying and acting on innovative ideas were the topic of the February 2017 broadcast in the OpenMarkets Healthcare Broadcast Series. OpenMarkets Senior Vice President Tom Derrick was joined by Maryam Salah, Vice President of Programming at MATTER, Chicago’s healthcare innovation hub, in sharing examples and strategies from their work with startup companies, provider organizations, and equipment suppliers, along with six steps to successful innovation. -
Can Easier Access to New Equipment Suppliers Improve Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO)?
February 20, 2017Can easier access to new capital equipment suppliers and alternative distributors improve a providers supply chain cost, quality, and outcome (CQO) performance? -
OpenMarkets Provider Partners Included in GHX "Best 50" for Supply Chain
February 16, 2017OpenMarkets provider partners Seattle Children’s Hospital and Medical University Hospital Authority were named by GHX as the 2016 “Best 50” Healthcare Providers for Supply Chain Excellence. -
MATTER Joins OpenMarkets to Explore Hospital Innovation in February Broadcast
February 14, 2017Maryam Saleh, Vice President of Programming at MATTER, will lead discussions on the topic “Bringing Innovation to Hospitals” in a new broadcast for the OpenMarkets Education Series, slated for Thursday, February 23, at 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST.