GHX Opens Nominations for 2022 GHXcellence Awards

Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) today announced it has opened its call for nominations for the 2022 GHXcellence Awards. The 2022 GHXcellence Award winners will be announced at the annual GHX Summit taking place in Chicago, May 9-12, 2023.

Each year, the GHXcellence Awards program recognizes leaders and visionaries going above and beyond to support the patients and communities they serve through innovative advancements in the business of healthcare. Nominations can be submitted by or on behalf of any healthcare provider or supplier organization or individual. A nominee is not required to be a GHX customer to be eligible.

Winners will be chosen by a selection committee including GHX executives and leading healthcare influencers including Eugene Schneller, Ph.D., Professor at the WP Carey School of Business, Arizona State University and Co-Founder of Healthcare Supply Chain eXcellence; Dennis Black, UDI Program Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Becton, Dickinson and Company; Mark Van Sumeren, Managing Director, Health Industry Advisor, LLC; and Jack Koczela, Director of Services, Supply Chain, Froedtert Health.

“Each year, the healthcare industry produces outstanding examples of inspirational leadership and innovation – and 2022 was no exception,” said Tina Vantaka Murphy, current division president, Value Based Care, and incoming president and CEO of GHX. “We continue to see displays of profound resilience and triumphant successes in the face of challenging circumstances and we look forward to recognizing the accomplishments of this great community.”

The 2022 GHXcellence Awards include:

Organizational Awards:

• • Collaboration: Recognizes organizations that valued and leveraged relationships with other organizations to support the needs of patients and communities by establishing coalitions, collaborations and partnerships within and/or outside their organization.
  • Innovation: Recognizes organizations that demonstrated unique ways of solving complex problems and exhibited the courage to drive new solutions forward.​
  • Community Impact: Recognizes organizations that improved the health of the community in which they reside by forming coalitions with other business leaders to solve community health problems, support local businesses and provide motivating pathways to mentor and educate local talent.​
  • Commitment to Safety and Security​: Recognizes organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to the safety and security of their patients, visitors and employees.​
  • Achieving Financial Agility in Invoicing and Payments: Recognizes organizations that are utilizing the savings from increasing payment efficiencies and automation to help lower the cost of doing business and deliver better patient value.​
  • Elevating the Clinically Integrated Supply Chain: Recognizes organizations that are using or generating evidence to redesign care to improve outcomes relative to costs​ and elevating the maturity of health systems in becoming clinically integrated in the supply chain​.

Individual Awards:

• • Key Contributor: Individuals who were key contributors to the above-listed awards may be recognized for their vision and drive that made it possible for the organization to achieve success and the GHXcellence Award.
  • Healthcare Hero: These individuals are innovators, risk-takers and futurists. They are making great strides in how things are done in healthcare, teaching us all a better way and showing measurable improvements from their efforts.
  • Supply Chain Leadership: This award recognizes individuals in supply chain leadership roles, from provider and/or supplier organizations, who are transforming the business of healthcare and supply chain through the innovative use of technology and industry collaboration.

One or more winners may be recognized in each award category, based on nominations received and as determined by the selection committee. More information on nominations, including award criteria and updates can be found at www.ghx.com/awards/ghxcellence. Nominations will be accepted through January 31, 2023.

About GHX

Building on decades of collaboration among providers, manufacturers, distributors and other industry stakeholders, Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) is leading the charge in helping organizations run the new business of healthcare. By automating key business processes and translating evidence-based analytics and data into meaningful action, GHX is helping the healthcare ecosystem to move faster, operate more intelligently and achieve greater outcomes. With the support of GHX, healthcare organizations have removed billions of dollars of wasteful healthcare spend. For more information on GHX's suite of cloud-based supply chain solutions, visit www.ghx.com and The Healthcare Hub.