July 31, 2024 – HealthTrust Efficiency Group introduced two govt appointments. Man W. Wagner has been promoted to senior vice chairman of strategic sourcing. Wagner joined HealthTrust in 2014 and most just lately served as vice chairman of strategic sourcing for business services and products. On this position, Wagner will oversee strategic sourcing and distribution of GPO services and products supporting surgical, nursing, laboratory, wound care, anesthesia and respiratory care. He may also oversee administration of the Provide Chain Board and Medical Advisory Boards.

HealthTrust additionally welcomed Younger Fried, PharmD, to the group as senior vice chairman of enterprise improvement and pharmacy providers. She’s going to assume accountability for IHP—HealthTrust's GPO division, which manages contracts for insurance coverage, human assets and pharmacy services and products.

Fried is a 25-year veteran of main medical and pharmacy profit plans in each medical and administrative administration positions. She joins HealthTrust from Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Protect, the place she was vice chairman of pharmacy providers. Previous to Wellmark, she shaped an inside PBM for a nationwide third-party administrator and served as Chief Pharmacy Officer at Cigna US Medical as the manager medical chief liable for formulary and medical product administration.

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