Ron Hartmann, PharmD, is vice president for pharmacy at MedAssets, a company that pro- vides supply chain and revenue cycle initiatives for health care systems. In addition to over 20 years of health care experience, prior to joining MedAssets in 2000, he served on the MedAssets Pharmacy Advisory Committee while Director of Pharmacy at St. John's Mercy Medical Center and the Sisters of Mercy Health System in St. Louis.