Jeff Wertz, President of Surgio Health, joins our Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider to discuss data and analytics as it relates to our verticals, particularly sterile processing.By Endeavor Business Media

Angela Carranza, CST, Lean Certified, Manager of Clinical Resources, Medline, joins HPN's Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider to discuss safe and efficient instrument hand-offs on this very special episode.By Endeavor Business Media

Blaine Douglas, Vizient senior vice president and general manager, indirect spend and purchased services joins Healthcare Purchasing News' Editor-in-Chief on this week's episode that focuses on purchased services. Cost efficiencies in healthcare are more important than ever, including purchased services. From laundry and landscaping to diagnostic i…

Grant Siders, CEO of Helia Care, joins Janette Wider on this week's episode to discuss the ins and outs of bill-only purchasing. Bill-only purchasing in healthcare represents 50% or more of a hospital’s supply chain expenditures. Yet provider POs are not aligned with supplier contracts when the transaction takes place. This results in massive econo…

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article from HPN's April edition on the staffing shortage in healthcare.By Endeavor Business Media

Lars Thording, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Public Affairs, Innovative Health is back for another episode with HPN's Editor-in-Chief, Janette Wider. Every year at healthcare tradeshows, medical device manufacturers are pushing out new technologies that are always more expensive than the ones they replace. Healthcare purchasing professionals n…

Yasmine Mustafa, CEO of ROAR and Janette Wider, Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Purchasing News examine the increasing concern of violence in healthcare settings and how technology can offer solutions.By Endeavor Business Media

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads our annual sterile processing department of the year article. This year, UF Health Shands showed a multi-faceted, data-driven approach to sterile processing transformation and optimization.By Endeavor Business Media

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on automation and artificial intelligence in healthcare supply chain from Healthcare Purchasing News' March 2025 edition.By Endeavor Business Media

Brad Clark, Vice President of Business Development at Henry Schein joins Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider on this episode that covers the importance of IDNs working with their distributor to navigate the complexities of the supply chain.By Endeavor Business Media

Allen Ehrlich is the Vice President, Healthcare and Strategic Accounts at SW Sustainability Solutions. Allen is a Medical Device Executive with over 30 years of commercial experience in medical and diagnostic device product management and development, marketing, sales, operations, and distribution. On this episode, Allen and Editor-in-Chief Janette…

Ethan Weinberg is Cato's VP, Supply Chain Innovation. Ethan steers supply chain innovation, overseeing procurement and distribution strategies that enhance operational efficiency and service excellence. Since joining KOACORE (Cato's founding organization) at its inception, Ethan has sourced and delivered over 90 million units of medical and safety …

Shaun Holt is CEO of Alveo Technologies. Holt joins Janette Wider, Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Purchasing News on this episode to discuss three critical steps to stop HPAI in its tracks.By Endeavor Business Media

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article from HPN's February edition on pediatric supply chain challenges.By Endeavor Business Media

Tom Redding is back for another episode! Tom leads the healthcare supply chain practice at St. Onge Company. On this episode he shares his perspectives on the year to come in healthcare supply chain with Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider.By Endeavor Business Media

Lars Thording, PhD, is back for a second episode! Lars has a background in academia, consulting and industry leadership. He has been responsible for the launch of numerous market-disrupting solutions across healthcare, insurance and technology. Originally from Denmark, Lars has taught at universities in Denmark, Ireland and the United States. He cu…

Mike DeSimpelaere, VP, Supply Chain, Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions joins HPN Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider on this episode to discuss industry changing dynamics in 2025, supply chain investments, supply chain resiliency and more.By Endeavor Business Media

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on preparing healthcare supply chain for future disasters from our January edition.By Endeavor Business Media

Richard Staynings is currently Chief Security Strategist for Cylera, a pioneer in the space of medical device and HIoT security. He is also author of Cyber Thoughts, a leading healthcare cybersecurity blog, and teaches postgraduate courses in cybersecurity, health informatics and healthcare management at the University of Denver University College.…

Matt MacKenzie reads an article on revenue cycle management from Healthcare Purchasing News' November/December edition.By Endeavor Business Media

Angela Carranza, Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) , Lean Certified Manager of Clinical Resources, Medline, joins Editor-in-Chief, Janette Wider, Healthcare Purchasing News on this episode. The two discuss the relationship between the sterile processing department and the OR, particularly when it comes to onboarding new surgeons.…

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads a roundup of respiratory news that was featured in the Nov/Dec edition of HPN.By Endeavor Business Media

TRSA President Joe Ricci shares insights on linen, uniform, and facility services with Editor-in-Chief, Janette Wider.By Endeavor Business Media

Rebecca Gayden is Vice President and General Manager, Capital Equipment Solutions at Vizient. Adam Fairbourn is Director, Contract Services at Vizient. Gayden and Fairbourn join Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider to talk capital investments on this week's episode.By Endeavor Business Media

Katie James is an advanced wound care subject matter expert. She currently works for Medline Industries. James and Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Purchasing News, Janette Wider, discuss assessing skin tones in this very special episode of Healthcare Hodgepodge.By Endeavor Business Media

Ash Crowe, director, healthcare, St. Onge Company, joins Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider on this episode to talk about offsite reprocessing.By Endeavor Business Media

Steve Liou, founder and CEO of Clarium, shares his insights on artificial intelligence in this topical episode with Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Purchasing News, Janette Wider.By Endeavor Business Media

Tatiana Havryliuk, M.D., of Hello Sono shares insights with Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider of Healthcare Purchasing News on point-of-care ultrasound.By Endeavor Business Media

Jennifer Kim Field is the Chief Sustainability Officer for Henry Schein, Inc. Jen is responsible for the Company’s global sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) work and integrating ESG into the Company’s strategies and activities. Jen and Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider discuss the business case for sustainability in healthcar…

Michael Schank is Founder and Managing Director at Process Inventory Advisors LLC. He has over 25 years of experience as a management consultant in the financial services industry, advising clients on technology, process, risk, and large-scale business and digital transformations. His book, Digital Transformation Success: Achieving Alignment and De…

Senior Contributing Editor Kara Nadeau joins Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider on this very special episode and shares insights on sterile processing over the past year.By Endeavor Business Media

Marcia Frieze, CEO, Case Medical and Julia Freer Goldstein of JLFG Communications discuss key considerations for the total cost of ownership for cleaning and sterilization options with Healthcare Purchasing News' Editor in Chief, Janette Wider.By Endeavor Business Media

Tony Fink is president of OMG Services. Tony has more than 25 years of management experience in sales, digital marketing, e-commerce, operations, delivery services, and business development. On this episode, Tony and HPN's Editor-in-Chief discuss digitization in the healthcare industry.By Endeavor Business Media

Richard Palarea is the CEO of Kermit, a Baltimore-based healthcare cost reduction and spend management company bringing automation and insight to the high-spend category of implantable medical devices within hospitals and health systems. Since its founding in 2011, Kermit has saved hospitals more than $200 million and manages 40% of the implantable…

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article from HPN's August edition on surgical site infections.By Endeavor Business Media

Cody Fisher is President of Concordance Innovations. Cody is responsible for the vision, mission and leadership of the overall financial and strategic plan, as well as management and oversight of key functions, policies, procedures and processes. Cody joined Concordance Healthcare Solutions in 2017. On this episode, Cody discusses AI in Supply Chai…

On this episode, HPN's Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article from the September edition on room cleaning and disinfection.By Endeavor Business Media

Bill Selles is senior vice president, Transformation & Operations, Spend Management at Vizient. In this role, Selles is focused on transformation efforts across the Spend Management Business Unit. He has responsibility for optimizing operational performance and overseeing programs, services and operational functions that support the delivery of cat…

Lars Thording, PhD, has a background in academia, consulting and industry leadership. He has been responsible for the launch of numerous market-disrupting solutions across healthcare, insurance and technology. Originally from Denmark, Lars has taught at universities in Denmark, Ireland and the United States. He currently serves as the vice presiden…

As vice president of Warehouse Operations for Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions, Jamie runs day-to-day operations for the entire network of warehouses that service the business. He is also leading the business' multi-year strategy to expand its capacity in support of business growth. On this episode, Jamie talks home-based healthcare supply chain s…

Richard Staynings is currently Chief Security Strategist for Cylera, a pioneer in the space of medical device and HIoT security. He is also author of Cyber Thoughts, a leading healthcare cybersecurity blog, and teaches postgraduate courses in cybersecurity, health informatics and healthcare management at the University of Denver University College.…

Sarah Alasya is director of Urgent Care, national accounts, at Medline and is a board member on North East Regional Urgent Care Association. At Medline, Sarah provides expert insights to Urgent Cares across the United States, identifying efficient and effective operational solutions that drive quality outcomes. She has served the healthcare industr…

Ashlea Souffrou is a highly experienced medical device industry veteran with a passion for developing sustainable and cost-effective healthcare solutions. As the founder and CEO of SxanPro, she has successfully digitized inventory processes throughout the hospital supply chain. Ashlea discusses Inventory Control vs. Inventory Management on today's …

Guillermo M. Ramas brings to the table over 27 years of industry experience. At present, Guillermo serves as the Founder and CEO of NotiSphere, Inc., a healthcare technology startup transforming the traditional handling of medical supply disruption communications. Guillermo and Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider discuss the current state of medical devi…

Enforcing education from the top down and ensuring transparency in staying up to date with training are key for workers who come in contact with sharps. Associate Editor, Matt MacKenzie of HPN reads an important article from our July edition.By Endeavor Business Media

Tom Redding leads the healthcare supply chain practice at St. Onge Company. On this episode he speaks with Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider about the latest trends, challenges, and solutions for supply chain departments.By Endeavor Business Media

Sarah B. Cruz, CSPDT, CRCST, CHL, CIS is a certified CSSNerd! As a career strategist with her company PRETREAT CSS, she and Sterile Processing professionals work together to create objective driven goals in their professional development so they can onboard into their Sterile Processing career mindset. Sarah and Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider discus…

Joe Maes is a product specialist for Medline in Phlebotomy and blood collection. Prior to working for Medline, Joe worked as a Pediatric ER Nurse at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital for 6 years. Joe discusses best practices and tips for needlestick safety with Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider.…

Associate Editor, Matt MacKenzie reads this June article on how AI remains a promising tool for clinical use, but manual review remains vital.By Endeavor Business Media

Jay Mervis, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Redox and previously Sales Director at Lifescale Analytics, has a deep background in healthcare and has held various roles across the industry. Jay also is the host and author of the Hammerdown Roadshow Podcast, Vlog, and Newsletter. Jay is back for a second episode, this time on the importance of c…