HealthTrust Performance Group

What makes HealthTrust Performance Group a great place to work? Hear from Dr. Aashish Shah, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, about how our team is helping shape the future of healthcare and creating opportunities to make missions possible. Interested in joining HealthTrust? Explore our career opportunities here: https://bit.ly/4gFMVIB #HealthTrust #HealthcareCareers

Capital planning gets difficult when every request feels important. Clinical need, equipment age, budget timing and service-line priorities all have to be weighed together. We’re seeing more organizations move the conversation upstream, before a purchase becomes urgent or a replacement becomes unavoidable. In the Q3 issue of THE SOURCE, HealthTrust’s Eric Brauer discusses how better planning around Group Buy opportunities can help members approach capital spend more strategically. The larger takeaway is simple but easy to overlook: timing matters, and the best savings opportunities are easier to act on when teams have visibility earlier in the process. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4ixSDyC #HealthTrust #TheSource

CMS' finalized FY 2027 IPPS rule is generating attention for its 2.3% Medicare payment increase. But one of the developments I find most consequential is the continued shift toward accountability for outcomes across the entire patient journey. The new CJR-X model expands episode-based reimbursement for joint replacements nationwide beginning in 2028. Hospitals will be accountable not only for the procedure itself, but for cost and quality across the 90-day episode of care. For the patient, a successful joint replacement has never ended when the surgery is over. It means recovering well, avoiding complications, regaining function and getting back to life. Increasingly, the way we measure and reimburse care is beginning to reflect that broader definition of success. That has important implications for health systems. Success under models like CJR-X will depend on what happens across the continuum: how effectively organizations coordinate care, manage transitions, reduce avoidable complications and readmissions, and understand variation in both cost and outcomes. And this comes at a time when health systems continue to face significant pressure from labor, pharmaceuticals, supplies and technology. A 2.3% payment increase provides some relief, but expectations around quality, efficiency and performance continue to rise. For me, the larger takeaway is this: policy may establish the requirements, but how we organize around the patient will ultimately determine the results. The organizations preparing now are asking important questions: Do we understand the patient's experience and outcomes across the full episode of care? Where is our greatest variation? Where are transitions or handoffs creating risk? And how are clinical, operational and financial teams working together to improve the patient's recovery? 2028 may sound a long way off. But creating more coordinated care - and the infrastructure to support it - doesn't happen overnight. At HealthTrust, we're committed to helping our members navigate this journey, bringing together the insights, resources and expertise that can help turn policy into meaningful action for patients. The work starts now, and we're ready to do it together. Reach out to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eVPVzXJ9 #HealthTrust #ValueBasedCare #HealthcareLeadership

Today's the day! Dr. Aashish Shah and Virginia Pfeifer are hosting a recap webinar with Erin Sullivan, Domini Pelkey, RN, BSN, MBA - HCA Healthcare, and Dr. Tamala Norris McJunkins DHA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, HACP, LSSGB. In One Platform, Enterprise Clarity: Turning Insight into Aligned Strategy with Crimson AI, powered by HealthTrust, they will explore strategies for presenting clinical, operational and financial data that resonates with physicians and fosters engagement and collaboration to drive informed decision-making amongst executive leadership. Register here for last-minute access: https://bit.ly/4gvyTJp #HealthTrust #AIinHealthcare #CrimsonAI

Healthcare organizations continue to face growing pressure to improve performance while managing costs, strengthening partnerships and supporting patient care. At this year's Fall IDN Summit & Reverse Expo, HealthTrust Performance Group experts will join industry leaders to discuss practical approaches to some of healthcare's most pressing challenges: Dr. Aashish Shah | Maximizing Your GPO Relationship Kyle Dunn, MBA | Aligned for Growth: How Suppliers Create Value With HealthTrust Bradley Merrill | Combatting Cost Pressures: The GPO Perspective If you're attending the summit, we invite you to join the conversation and connect with our team. View the agenda and learn more here: https://bit.ly/4qAs2D7 #Healthcare #IDNSummit #HealthcareLeadership

Health systems today are facing an unprecedented "squeeze play." “On one side, you have inflation and tariffs driving costs upward. On the other, reimbursement pressures continue to intensify,” says Dr. Aashish Shah, SVP & Chief Medical Officer at HealthTrust Performance Group. “Healthcare systems are being squeezed between rising expenses and declining reimbursement, making it increasingly difficult to maintain services at current levels.” Read more in The Journal Of Healthcare Contracting and learn why healthcare organizations need comprehensive strategies that address staffing needs across the enterprise. https://bit.ly/3Ud5egD #HealthTrust #AIinHealthcare

Data alone won’t get you to the next best action. Coming off of a highly attended #HTUdenver26 session, moderators Dr. Aashish Shah and Virginia Pfeifer are hosting an recap webinar with Erin Sullivan, Domini Pelkey, RN, BSN, MBA - HCA Healthcare, and Dr. Tamala Norris McJunkins DHA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, HACP, LSSGB. In it, they'll cover how Crimson AI, powered by HealthTrust, turns complex data into aligned strategy and immediate action. You won't want to miss it. Details: Wednesday, August 26 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST Register here: https://hubs.la/Q04tx7Pj0 #HealthTrust #AIinHealthcare

As care continues to expand across inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and post-acute settings, organizations need greater alignment to manage complexity and drive efficiency. "The goal is to simplify organizational and purchasing complexity so leaders can make faster, more confident decisions across all inpatient and outpatient facilities," says Jeff Easterling, CEO of AdvantageTrust, HealthTrust's division dedicated to serving the unique needs of non-acute care providers. Read more in Becker's Healthcare Hospital Review: https://lnkd.in/gADSyKm5 #HealthTrust #AdvantageTrust #NonAcuteCare

We're proud to see Eric Swaim, Senior Vice President of Strategic Sourcing at HealthTrust Performance Group, named as one of The Journal Of Healthcare Contracting's People to Watch in Healthcare Contracting. “Supply chain leadership is no longer just about managing contracts, categories or transactions,” he says. “In times of disruption, you have to align people quickly, make decisions with imperfect information and maintain focus while conditions continue changing.” Read the full issue here: https://lnkd.in/gqegg76M #HealthTrust #SupplyChain

Interested to see how Beacon Health System achieved a 10:1 ROI? Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/grmDdvWr Aashish Shah Rick Phillips #HealthTrust #PerformanceSolutions