Jim Madden

Healthcare Purchasing News takes a deep dive into offsite reprocessing—not just the concept, but the real-world complexities of making it happen. This article features insights from a diverse group of industry stakeholders directly involved in offsite reprocessing while considering the misconceptions, pitfalls, and success factors of transitioning to offsite models. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ew4GmTnM #SteelcoBelimed #HPN #SterileProcessing #OffsiteSPD

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Healthcare AI is advancing quickly — but scaling it responsibly requires more than powerful models. Today, RevSpring announced healthcare’s first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, purpose-built to bring clinical-grade reliability, cost control, and speed to AI-driven care navigation. Our new grounding layer: ✔ Bridges AI models with verified provider, cost, quality, and availability data ✔ Reduces hallucinations and “agent lag” ✔ Lowers compute demands by handling complex data retrieval separately ✔ Supports enterprise-scale AI with predictable operating costs As healthcare shifts from informational search to agentic care navigation, infrastructure matters as much as model quality. RevSpring’s MCP creates the verified data rails needed to guide patients to appropriate, in-network care with transparency and trust. Learn more about how we’re helping healthcare organizations scale AI responsibly: https://bit.ly/4cEsRpt #HealthcareAI #CareNavigation #DigitalHealth #HealthIT #PatientAccess #RevSpring

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In the recently released IDC MarketScape: U.S. Value-Based Care Strategic Consulting Services, the report notes that “Advisory and consulting services remain critical to translating technology investments into measurable outcomes." IDC Research Director Jennifer Eaton said, "Technology alone cannot deliver the transformation value-based care demands. By integrating strategy, analytics, and execution, consulting firms support scalable value creation across the healthcare ecosystem. Ultimately, #valuebasedcare succeeds when technology enablement is coupled with strategic guidance." For more on the IDC MarketScape: U.S. Value-Based Care Strategic Consulting Services, check out our release from earlier this week (and the market map below) https://lnkd.in/eFkuDZdG ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Healthcare AI is advancing quickly — but scaling it responsibly requires more than powerful models. Today, RevSpring announced healthcare’s first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, purpose-built to bring clinical-grade reliability, cost control, and speed to AI-driven care navigation. Our new grounding layer: ✔ Bridges AI models with verified provider, cost, quality, and availability data ✔ Reduces hallucinations and “agent lag” ✔ Lowers compute demands by handling complex data retrieval separately ✔ Supports enterprise-scale AI with predictable operating costs As healthcare shifts from informational search to agentic care navigation, infrastructure matters as much as model quality. RevSpring’s MCP creates the verified data rails needed to guide patients to appropriate, in-network care with transparency and trust. Learn more about how we’re helping healthcare organizations scale AI responsibly: https://bit.ly/4cEsRpt #HealthcareAI #CareNavigation #DigitalHealth #HealthIT #PatientAccess #RevSpring

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We partnered with Fierce Healthcare to explore how states can build the infrastructure needed to support scalable, sustainable Medicaid innovation. 📄 This new #whitepaper, "𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘱: 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯” dives into: ⚡ Lessons from 1115 waiver implementations ⚡What it takes to operationalize cross-sector care ⚡ How states can build systems that last 📥 View the full report: https://bit.ly/455tIKq

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📈 GPO Plus, Inc. Announces 20% Sequential Quarterly Revenue Growth GPOX reported $1.51M in fiscal Q2 revenue, increasing our annualized run rate to ~$6.3M and reinforcing strong execution across our AI-powered DSD model. The company is accelerating near-term expansion through: • New multi-SKU product programs • Beverage category launch • Expanded Las Vegas call center capacity • Sprint to 1,500 stores • New Mini Hub underway in Austin, TX Our model is validated, margins are improving, and we’re scaling toward a national footprint.

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In today’s healthcare landscape, alignment matters more than scale — because patients don’t experience structure, they experience how well the system works. In his latest blog, Byron Jobe explains how when organizations align around shared priorities, operating models, and enterprise-wide decision-making, access improves, capacity becomes an asset, and patient loyalty grows. True systemness isn’t just growth — it’s cohesion in action. #Healthcare #Systemness #Leadership #Strategy #PatientExperience https://lnkd.in/gGifa9tm

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📣BREAKING: Netsmart announces its commitment to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Health Technology Ecosystem initiative as a CMS Aligned Network, reinforcing more than a decade of leadership advancing nationwide interoperability. Through this pledge, Netsmart will help implement the CMS Interoperability Framework to support secure, standards-based access to meaningful health information across the care continuum. Read the news release to learn how this milestone supports coordinated, whole-person care: https://okt.to/bmw40N #HealthcareIT #Interoperability #DataExchange #CMSAlignedNetwork

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New Podcast Alert, The Big Unlock ! Insightful conversation with Michael Marchant Director of Digital Applications, Sutter Health . Michael shares how interoperability and AI adoption are powering a more connected, intelligent healthcare ecosystem. He also discusses how health systems can optimize data exchange, the role of AI in enhancing care delivery, and Sutter Health’s approach to scaling digital transformation. The Big Unlock Podcast:https://lnkd.in/eAZam_YB #Interoperability #HealthcareAI #DigitalHealth #HealthIT #TheBigUnlock #Podcast #DataStrategy

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