GHX Honors “Best 50” Healthcare Providers for Supply Chain Excellence in 2017

Top performing providers out of more than 4,100 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada honored for operational performance and driving down costs through the supply chain

Louisville, CO — Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) has announced its annual list of the healthcare provider organizations being recognized as the 2017 GHX “Best 50” Supply Chains in North America for their work in improving operational performance and driving down costs through supply chain automation. The recipients will be honored at the 18^th annual Healthcare Supply Chain Summit, May 7-9, 2018 at Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas.

To select the Best 50, GHX looked at the performance of more than 4,100 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada connected to the GHX electronic trading exchange. GHX identified the 50 healthcare organizations that scored highest in areas such as maximizing document automation, Exchange utilization and trading partner connections during the 2017 calendar year.

“Every year we honor the provider organizations that are setting a very high bar for supply chain excellence,” said Bruce Johnson, President & CEO, GHX. “This is a tremendous accomplishment and reflects the exceptional work these supply chain, finance and materials management teams have undertaken to help put their organization in this ‘top of the industry’ position. The work they are doing serves as a great example to the industry — showing the strategic value of supply chain to tackle costs, remove waste, drive efficiency, and in so doing, help deliver quality patient care.”

The 2017 GHX Best 50 are as follows (in alphabetical order):

3SO Shared Support Services Southeastern Ontario
Allina Health
Aspirus, Inc.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bon Secours Health System
Catholic Health System WNY
Centura Health
Children's of Alabama
Community Medical Centers - Fresno
Crouse Health
El Camino Hospital
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Freeman Health System
Hackensack University Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center
Harris Health System
Indiana University Health
Kaiser Permanente - Washington
Lahey Clinic
Lehigh Valley Health Network
MedStar Health
Michigan Medicine
NorthBay Healthcare
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Parkview Medical Center
Penn State Health
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Riverside Health System
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System
Seattle Children's Hospital
Southwest General Health Center
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Joseph's Health
Stanford Health Care
The Christ Hospital Corporation
Tufts Medical Center
UCLA Healthcare
UCSF Health
UF Health
University of Maryland Medical System
University of Virginia Health System
UW Medicine
Valley Medical Center
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Virginia Mason
Wayne UNC Health Care
Westchester Medical
Yale New Haven Health System

About GHX
Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) is a healthcare business and data automation company, empowering healthcare organizations to enable better patient care and maximize industry savings using its world-class cloud-based supply chain technology platform. GHX brings together healthcare providers, manufacturers and distributors in North America, and Europe, who rely on proven healthcare-focused technology and comprehensive data to automate business processes and make more informed, timely and fact-based decisions. Solutions span procurement and accounts payable automation, contract and inventory management, vendor credentialing and management, business intelligence, payment management and other supply chain-related tools and services. For more information, visit www.ghx.com and The Healthcare Hub.