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July 30, 2018
In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare market, more hospitals are cutting costs across the board and looking to their supply chain departments to identify the best places to start. Many health systems have taken this opportunity to audit and streamline their supply chains into more focused, profitable departments. Penn Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is a great example. We recently interviewed Wayne Smith, Vice President, Corporate Materials Management at Penn Medicine to discuss how his team drives quality to throughout the health system. TAG: Why are supply chains so important to today’s hospitals? Wayne Smith: We are working in the […]
April 9, 2014
ST. LOUIS: March 30, 2014 – On a cold Saturday, The Audit Group, Inc. (TAG) participated in an Undy 5K race fundraiser to support the Colon Cancer Alliance. CCA promotes colon screenings to prevent colon cancer or to identify colorectal cancer early in order to treat it. Recent national and local news stories have reported high success rates in reducing colorectal cancer deaths in the US due to screenings. The CCA says colorectal cancer is one of the top three cancer killers in the US. It says a colon screening can prevent over 90% of colon cancer cases. A screening detects […]
December 19, 2013
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER SELECTS THE AUDIT GROUP FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/PURCHASING REVIEW AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas recently chose The Audit Group, Inc. (TAG) of Chesterfield, MO to conduct a review of its accounts payable and purchasing stream for fund recoveries and process improvements.The KU medical center serves Kansans through its teaching program, medical care, and research facilities. It has primary teaching and care facilities in suburban Kansas City, Wichita, and Salina, KS. Its JayDoc Free Clinic in Wyandotte County, KS is staffed by medical students and serves 2,000 uninsured county […]
December 11, 2013
COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH SELECTS THE AUDIT GROUP FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/PURCHASING REVIEW AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT Cooper University Health Care in Camden, NJ recently chose The Audit Group, Inc. (TAG) of Chesterfield, MO to conduct a review of its accounts payable and purchasing stream for process improvements and fund recoveries. Cooper is the clinical campus of the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. It operates a Level 1 Trauma Center; institutes to research and treat cancer, heart issues, bone and joint concerns, and neurosciences. It also has a critical care facility, as well as the only state-designated pediatric hospital, Children’s Regional, in […]
September 26, 2013
Thursday, August 15 , 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Michael R. Smith, 636-536-6333, media@theauditgroup.com The Audit Group, Inc. (TAG) Wins Contract for AP Review at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals ST. LOUIS (TAG) – The Audit Group, Inc. (TAG)–a Chesterfield, MO-based healthcare auditing company–announced on Thursday, August 15, that it has signed a contract with Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (TJUH) to perform and independent Accounts Payable and Purchasing review of the system. The review will assess TJUH policies and procedures in its purchasing and payable practices, make recommendations on process improvements, and recover any lost funds through error or oversight. TJUH is a […]
