by David Cassak
A couple months into his new assignment as head of purchasing for Tenet Healthcare Corp. , the Santa Barbara-based proprietary hospital system, David Ricker cancelled the system's contract for...
Tenet Shakes Things Up
Just a few years ago, Tenet was overshadowed nearly to invisibility by the Columbia/HCA juggernaut. Now it has reversed roles, and suppliers have come courting. But instead of playing by traditional group purchasing rules, Tenet hopes to make its mark by going in the opposite direction from everyone else, shaking up a stagnant industry.