TractManager Expert:
Tina M. Hatlee
Tina Hatlee is a Senior Analyst in Purchased Services. Prior to joining TractManager, she worked in healthcare supply chain for 15 years, typically in the OR and cardiovascular departments. Most recently she served as Senior Strategic Sourcing Coordinator for a large, Ohio-based health network.
Before beginning her career in healthcare, Tina served as a cryptologic technician in the United States Navy. She received the designation of Certified Materials Resource Professional in 2013.
Tina M. Hatlee, CMRP
Senior Analyst
Provider Contracts Are Unique, but Your Contracting Process Shouldn’t Be.
Provider onboarding starts with the provider contract. Executing a provider contract—which must comply with federal and state regulations—is more complicated than signing contracts with vendors to...
Provider Onboarding May Appear Frankenstein-ish, But It Doesn’t Need to Act Like a Monster
An inefficient provider onboarding system is often a collection of disparate parts that don’t talk to each other—not unlike the body parts Victor Frankenstein assembled to build his legendary...
SDMS’s Virtual Conference Was a Valuable Experience
Presenters shared their expertise for educators, students, sonographers, and sonologists in the areas of Abdominal, OB/GYN, Vascular, and Cardiac specialties. Particular attention was called to...
Top 10 Negotiating Strategies
Skilled negotiators are like musical virtuosos. They have an extensive repertoire of tactics from which to draw, and they know when and how to make them a part of their performance. But negotiating healthcare contracts for capital, purchased services, and IT services can test the artistry of even the most masterful negotiator.