Healthcare Hodgepodge
Healthcare Hodgepodge with Healthcare Purchasing News features interviews and article reads. The podcast features topics from the publication’s many verticals including supply chain, infection prevention, sterile processing, surgical/critical care, healthcare IT, EVS, and more.
Episodes

6 days ago
6 days ago
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.

Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
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 Wider discuss sustainability initiatives.

Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
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 products, encompassing 1000+ SKUs for a broad range of industries and end-users. On this episode, Ethan and Healthcare Purchasing News Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider discuss off-contract purchasing.

Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
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.

Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article from HPN's February edition on pediatric supply chain challenges.

Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
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.

Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
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 currently serves as the vice president of marketing and public affairs at Innovative Health, a medical device reprocessing company specializing in electrophysiology and cardiology technology. Lars currently serves on the board of the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors.
On this episode, Lars and Editor-in-Chief, Janette Wider, discuss the outlook for supply chain in 2025 and how reprocessing plays a role.

Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
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.

Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on preparing healthcare supply chain for future disasters from our January edition.

Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
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. On this episode, Richard and Janette Wider, Editor-in-Chief of HPN, discuss lessons learned in supply chain cybersecurity from 2024 and looks ahead to 2025.