HealthTrust Performance Group Announces Executive Appointments
31 Julio 2024 - 5:20AM
Business Wire
HealthTrust Performance Group, a leading improvement
organization for healthcare with decades of experience in supply
chain optimization, today announced two executive appointments.
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Guy W. Wagner has been promoted to senior vice president of
strategic sourcing. Wagner joined HealthTrust in 2014 and most
recently served as vice president of strategic sourcing for
commercial products and services. In this role, Wagner will oversee
strategic sourcing and distribution of GPO products and services
supporting surgery, nursing, laboratory, wound care, anesthesia and
respiratory care. He will also oversee the administration of the
Supply Chain Board and Clinical Advisory Boards.
Wagner holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Centre
College and a Master of Business Administration in International
Business from Xavier University. He serves as the Steering
Committee Chair for the Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry
Initiative (HGPII).
“Since coming to HealthTrust from the automotive industry, where
he specialized in purchasing strategy for major global brands, Guy
has continually exhibited a solid vision, excellent leadership and
the ability to create value,” said Michael Berryhill, president of
GPO Operations at HealthTrust. “Guy and his teams consistently
exceed improvement goals to the benefit of our membership. His
market knowledge and execution of supply chain strategy will be
extremely helpful as we work to strengthen portfolios and build
resiliency.”
HealthTrust also welcomed Young Fried, PharmD, to the
organization as senior vice president of business development and
pharmacy services. She assumes responsibility for IHP—HealthTrust’s
GPO division administering contracts for products and services in
the areas of insurance, human resources and pharmacy.
Fried is a 25-year veteran in directing medical and pharmacy
benefit plans in both clinical and administrative management
positions. She joins HealthTrust from Wellmark Blue Cross Blue
Shield, where she was vice president of pharmacy services. Prior to
Wellmark, she formed an in-house PBM for a national third-party
administrator, and served as chief pharmacy officer at Cigna US
Medical as the executive clinical leader responsible for formulary
and clinical product management.
In welcoming Fried, Berryhill stated, “Young’s strong clinical
pharmacy experience and leadership capabilities, along with her
proven track record in leading, building and executing strategic
business plans, make her the ideal candidate to lead our IHP
business unit. We are excited to have her in this role.”
Young earned a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of
Illinois, Chicago and her Master of Science in Applied
Pharmacoepidemiology from the University of Florida.
About HealthTrust
HealthTrust Performance Group (HealthTrust) is a healthcare
performance improvement organization owned and operated by health
systems and dedicated to strengthening provider performance and
clinical excellence through an aligned membership model and
advisory solutions that leverage expertise, scale and innovation.
Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., HealthTrust serves approximately
1,800 hospitals and health systems in the U.S. and the United
Kingdom, and more than 70,000 non-acute sites of care including
ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, long-term care and
alternate care sites. HealthTrust employees have rated the company
as a Top Workplace in Middle Tennessee for three consecutive
years.
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