Click Here to Read (pdf version) Flu Hunter The technology to detect flu in the physician’s office keeps getting better Alere BD Quidel Roche Sekisui PUBLISHER’S LETTER Under One Tent Understanding the IDN Supply Chain in 2017 Best practices, and key trends to understand, when working with IDNs FDA Guidance for Pharma Product … [Read more...]
Flu Hunter: The technology to detect flu in the physician’s office keeps getting better
Is it a cold? Or is it the flu? That’s the question primary care providers face as the 2017-2018 flu season gets underway. Many will use diagnostic tests to make the determination and prescribe an appropriate course of action. The flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses, according to the Centers for Disease Control … [Read more...]
Tomorrow’s Provider: EMS
Emergency transport? Yes. In-home care and monitoring? That too. Used to be, emergency medical services, or EMS, was primarily a mode of transporting critically ill or injured people to the hospital in a hurry. That’s still a key part of its mission. But today, with advanced technology, greater capabilities of emergency medical technicians and paramedics, and the overarching … [Read more...]
Understanding the IDN Supply Chain in 2017
By Alan Cherry Best practices, and key trends to understand, when working with IDNs The past few years have seen considerable changes to how the healthcare industry operates. The industry shift away from the fee-for-service mindset has altered everything. That much was evident at this spring’s IDN Insights West conference at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, Wash. “The … [Read more...]
Under One Tent
Under One Tent Share Moving Media, publisher of Repertoire, kicked off its first regional receptions for distributor reps this summer. The receptions bring together reps from different companies for an evening of education and networking. The first reception, held in Dallas, attracted about 30 reps from the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, metroplex. At the event, which was … [Read more...]
Now for Something Different
Intalere CEO Julius Heil brings a logistics perspective to group purchasing For Julius Heil, president and CEO of Intalere, now is not the time to circle the wagons. Yes, there’s uncertainty in healthcare, given the continuing debate in Washington and across the country about healthcare reform. And it’s true that in times of uncertainty, people tend to resist change, says … [Read more...]
Windshield Time
Lost in the fog Add another item to the list of once-common features – including ashtrays, spare tires and turn-the-key ignition switches – disappearing from new cars: fog lamps. The New York Times reports that several makers of luxury vehicles have omitted the front fog lights from many of their latest models, including Audi, Cadillac, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz and the new … [Read more...]
FDA Guidance for Pharma Product Identification Impacts Distributors too
HIDA Government Affairs Update By Linda Rouse O’Neill, Vice President, Government Affairs If your company sells pharmaceutical products – and many medical-surgical distributors do – there’s an important deadline looming. The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) requires pharma manufacturers to add product identifiers to (or “serialize”) pharmaceutical products by … [Read more...]
Publisher’s Letter
You, the Quarterback It’s back to school, back to doctor visits, back to flu, strep and all the other fun that comes with fall. This is my favorite time of year as the evenings cool and college football kicks off. It’s also the most exciting time of year for medical distribution. Your physician customers have returned from summer vacations and their patient visits are … [Read more...]
Quick Bytes
Dinner by bar code Too busy to make dinner after a day in the field? Tovala (www.tovala.com) has combined an internet-connected steam oven with fresh meal deliveries to make dinners by bar code. Tovala chefs make the dinners, which, according to the company, “burst with big, bold flavors.” The production facility preps the meals, including par-cooking certain ingredients. … [Read more...]