By David Thill Sixteen-year-old Cameron Gallagher wanted to shed light on teen depression and anxiety. Now her family is carrying on the work she didn’t get to finish. On March 16, 2014, 16-year-old Cameron Gallagher achieved a goal she had set for herself: completing a half-marathon. But just after passing the finish line at the Anthem Half Marathon, part of the Shamrock … [Read more...]
PUBLISHER’S LETTER
The Hill 2017 Last week, I had the pleasure of lobbying on the Hill with the people in this photo: Mark Zacur with Fisher Healthcare, Mike Abney with Quidel, and Jennifer Zinn with Roche Diagnostics. Our guide was Chol Pak of Fisher Healthcare. (He’s taking the photo) Thanks to HIDA, we had nine meetings scheduled with Congressmen and Senators across the Hill. These … [Read more...]
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Looking good Look your best before meeting with your key customers with Amazon’s newly released Echo Look. The device – available through Amazon’s website for $200 – is being marketed as a fashion tool that can help users choose their outfits, reports TIME. The depth-sensing camera is said to be capable of taking full-length images and can blur the background, so you get a … [Read more...]
Osteoporosis Guidelines Issued
Some scaleback of bone density testing recommended The American College of Physicians (ACP) is recommending against bone density testing for women who are being treated for osteoporosis with bisphosphonates (alendronate, risendronate or zoledronic acid) or denusomab, a biologic agent. In addition, the College says that the evidence fails to support frequent monitoring of … [Read more...]
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HSCA welcomes ROi as new member The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) welcomed ROi (St. Louis, MO), a nationally recognized leader in healthcare supply management, as a new member. “HSCA is pleased to welcome ROi as our newest member and we look forward to advocating alongside ROi for policy solutions that help reduce health costs, and increase competition and … [Read more...]
IMCO Convention Underscores Theme: ‘Together Towards Tomorrow’
Sunny shores, plenty of togetherness and a bundle of initiatives marked IMCO’s 2017 Annual Conference and Tradeshow, held this spring in Daytona Beach, Fla. “The sunny shores of Daytona Beach welcomed approximately 85 percent of our members and our vendor partners to the IMCO National Convention,” said President and CEO Bill McLaughlin Jr. after the event. “Everyone enjoyed … [Read more...]
MSS: Value Beyond Price
For Dee Donatelli, serving as president and CEO of Mid-America Service Solutions (MSS) is a dream come true. She began her career in nursing at St. Francis Regional Medical Center (now Via Christi Hospital St. Francis) in Wichita, Kan., and then became director of supply chain management. In 1994, she began a career in supply chain and clinical consulting, working with such … [Read more...]
Healthy Reps: Out of the Office
You’ve earned your PTO. Use it well. Summer is in high gear and – hopefully – has brought plenty of good weather and sunshine along with it. So if you’re planning on enjoying the sunshine, taking time off, and perhaps traveling too, here are some tips to do so safely, and maybe even become a happier person in the process. Sunscreen: a necessary evil As far as things that … [Read more...]
Healthcare Leadership
By Dan Nielsen, dan@americashealthcareleaders.com Take Inventory of Your Leadership Style In my most recent book, Be An Inspirational Leader: Engage, Inspire, Empower, I state that every one is a leader, because leadership is not limited by titles or hierarchy. A leader is someone who influences others, and we all have influence on someone – in fact, virtually every … [Read more...]
Amazon’s Mixing Things Up
Former distributor and GPO executive leads Amazon’s B2B healthcare strategy Start with the customer and work backward. That’s how Amazon has approached the numerous industries it now serves. It seems to work, as the company has become the seller of many consumer categories, and provider of two-hour delivery for tens of thousands of different items. It has allowed Amazon … [Read more...]