PWH announces Cindy Juhas as recipient of 2016 Jana Quinn Inspirational Award Professional Women in Healthcare (PWH) (Alexandria, VA) announced that Cindy Juhas was the recipient of the 2016 Jana Quinn Inspirational Award. In memory of Jana Quinn, the members of PWH present this award annually to a healthcare professional who is successful in their career and in life and is a … [Read more...]
Straight Shot
By David Thill Giving an effective talk doesn’t mean saying everything you can in as little time as possible. In fact, it might be just the opposite. Editor’s note: Whether selling a product, training hospital staff, or presenting to the board of directors, the quality of the presentation matters just as much as the content. Chris Anderson, president of TED – the … [Read more...]
Quick Bytes
Treat yourself Sometimes it’s not about why you need new technology, but why not? Add some fun to your day – and get a head start on your holiday shopping – with the following: Polaroid Cube Action Camera. The Polaroid Cube is compact, and easy to use. It may look like a toy, but it’s a capable camcorder that can capture 1080p footage and 6MP stills via a wide-angle … [Read more...]
November 2016
Click Here to Read (pdf version) Better outcome? Better sales. Physicians accept the inevitable: Fee-for-value Can GPOs accommodate innovation? Patient-centered research PUBLISHER’S LETTER Disruptive Innovation Owens & Minor celebrates supplier diversity at its 11th annual Healthcare Supplier Diversity Symposium Small Membership, Large … [Read more...]
Can GPOs Accommodate Innovation?
Every supply chain executive has heard the rap on GPOs: Great for commodities, not so great at identifying and contracting for new, exciting technologies. GPO executives would beg to differ. Premier, for example, would point to its Innovation Celebration; Intalere to the “New technology” section of its tradeshow; Vizient at its Innovative Technology Exchange and Clinical … [Read more...]
Patient-centered research
Favorable patient outcomes are what every manufacturer, distributor, healthcare provider and patient looks for today, particularly as reimbursement shifts from fee-for-service to fee-for-value. But it’s impossible to gauge patient outcomes without … patients. PCORnet is an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute that aims to engage patients and others … [Read more...]
Physicians accept the inevitable: Fee-for-value
Physicians may not be happy that Medicare is shifting its emphasis away from fee-for-service toward fee-for-value. But financial incentives would help. Of course, this presumes that physicians are aware that Medicare is changing its reimbursement methodology, especially as spelled out in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). (See May 2016 … [Read more...]
Product Quality by the Numbers
Work groups seek to identify metrics to ensure quality is maintained throughout the total product life cycle The Medical Device Innovation Consortium and Xavier Health have come up with suggested metrics to help medical device manufacturers improve the quality of their products and help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration enhance the consistency and quality of their … [Read more...]
Better outcome? Better sales.
But tying the two together isn’t exactly easy The road leading from favorable patient outcomes to sales is a crooked one. For one thing, it’s difficult to prove the impact of a single medical device on a patient’s health outcome. Today, “process” is just as – if not more – important than “product,” for providers and hence, suppliers. For another, providers are getting … [Read more...]
Disruptive Innovation
By Truitt Allcott Owens & Minor celebrates supplier diversity at its 11th annual Healthcare Supplier Diversity Symposium Know your customers and understand their needs – that was the advice that hospital executives, successful entrepreneurs, and supply chain executives gave to the attendees of Owens & Minor’s 11th annual Healthcare Supplier Diversity Symposium … [Read more...]