Click Here to Read (pdf version) Group Think Hospital systems aren’t the only ones consolidating. Many physician practices are joining forces to form large integrated physicians groups publisher’s letter: A Time to be Thankful Medicine: Art vs. science Comparative effectiveness research is intended to replace opinion and tradition, with hard science Jumping … [Read more...]
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PTS Diagnostics signs national sales, distribution agreement with Cardinal Health PTS Diagnostics (Indianapolis, Ind.) signed a national sales and distribution agreement with Cardinal Health (Dublin, Ohio). Cardinal Health would further extend PTS Diagnostics' reach within healthcare IDNs, including physicians' offices. PTS Diagnostics' portfolio includes the CardioChek Plus … [Read more...]
Rep Corner: The Summer Camp Chefs
LABSCO sales rep Wade Pruitt has a passion for serving up delicious meals at a summer camp for teenagers from underprivileged homes. By Laura Thill Thanksgiving has arrived and, inevitably, it’s your turn to host. Before meal planning for an extended family of 15 leaves you reeling, however, consider Wade Pruitt. Each summer, the LABSCO sales rep – together with a couple … [Read more...]
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Medical mobile app IBM announced that PLM, a Latin American healthcare sciences publisher, has launched a library of 35 mobile apps to deliver medical information on conditions such as cancer and heart disease. Healthcare providers using a mobile device can now access the most up-to-date information to deliver better patient care. Mobile device usage among medical … [Read more...]
Windshield Time
Cool! Hot steering wheels and searing seat belt buckles may be a thing of the past, even when a vehicle is parked in the sun, according to Sonray Technologies. The company’s solar-powered car ventilation system, Kulcar, is made to keep car interiors cool. The unit, which mounts on car windows, reportedly vents up to 45 cubic feet per minute. Its dual-chamber fan is designed to … [Read more...]
Healthy Reps: Preventing diabetes
November is National Diabetes Month – an opportunity to initiate a discussion with your accounts. It’s also a good time to gauge your own risk for the disease and take steps to prevent it. Most people living with diabetes are unaware they have it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 79 million Americans have pre-diabetes – a condition where … [Read more...]
Diagnosing diabetes: glucose testing
Rapid glucose tests help physicians monitor their diabetic patients. Diabetes causes blood glucose (sugar) levels to rise higher than normal – a condition also referred to as hyperglycemia, according to the American Diabetes Association. Type 1 diabetes (formerly called juvenile diabetes) is caused by an immunologic injury to the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas and … [Read more...]
Lessons in Infection Prevention
Joint Commission learning tool targets infection control in long-term care facilities. Distributor sales reps looking for new ways to provide value to their long-term care accounts should consider sharing the Joint Commission’s new online education module, “Applying High Reliability Principles to the Prevention and Control of Infections in Long Term Care.” The organization … [Read more...]
It’s a great time to be a manufacturers rep
More precisely: It’s a great time to be a new-breed, highly professional rep By Joseph Rini It’s no secret that healthcare in America is changing faster than at any other time in our history. Our healthcare system has transformed itself in ways that were inconceivable just a few years ago. Needless to say, these changes have heavily impacted patients, clinicians, hospital … [Read more...]
Learning the Lingo
Clinically Integrated Networks are a response to ‘unsustainable’ fee-for-service system – and a concept worth learning in a changing marketplace Healthcare is heavy on acronyms. They come and they go, but often, the concepts behind them remain. It’s too early to predict the fate of one such acronym – the CIN, which stands for clinically integrated network. But according … [Read more...]