There may be a buzz around consolidated service centers. But according to the Health Industry Distributors Association, most health systems continue to depend on healthcare distributors to access products. HIDA surveyed 171 IDN executives in 2017 to learn how systems will approach supply chain strategy in the coming years. The results were published earlier this year in a … [Read more...]
Healthy Reps
Flu season is coming. If you live in a large city, it may stretch longer than elsewhere, study says If you live in a large city, flu season may last longer than it does elsewhere, and if you live in a small city, flu season may be shorter but with a more explosive spread, a new study shows. The study doesn’t indicate that a person’s risk of contracting influenza varies … [Read more...]
Urinalysis: The Forgotten Test
By Jim Poggi My tacky analogy of the month: urinalysis testing is a lot like flossing. Everybody agrees it’s important, but not everybody is really doing it. Now that I have your attention, let’s examine the facts. You have cool customer promotions on a variety of national brand and private brand urinalysis systems with no capital investment required year-round, right? … [Read more...]
Bigger IDNs, bigger likelihood of CSCs
Consolidated service centers are growing in number and in size. So are the services they offer. But supply chain executives contemplating a CSC should proceed with caution. They’re not for everybody. Jamie C. Kowalski Consulting, LLC, and PerformanSC Supply Chain Ltd, released the 2018 edition of their research on CSCs, based on input from healthcare supply chain … [Read more...]
The ‘C’ Words
By David Thill ‘Cancer’ and ‘chronic’ were rarely used in the same breath … until now Editor’s note: Demographics are changing. Venues of care are changing. Reps’ call points and the products in their bags are changing too. In this issue, Repertoire continues its series of articles on chronic care management. Chronic diseases and conditions – such as heart disease, … [Read more...]
December 2018
Click Here to Read (pdf version) Manufacturer Reps to Watch Amy Soto Brady Bernhoft Claire Bishop Conor Bradley Jenean Harris Lindsey Knudten Shawna Osborn Karina Phelan Michael Piper Andrew Rose Another Year in the Books Urinalysis: The Forgotten Test Supply Chain Executive Profile: Lynn Cook, CEO HealthTrust … [Read more...]
Publisher’s Letter
Can you believe it’s December? This month is stacked with some of my favorite moments. Celebrating my birthday (December 30) is a pretty good one, but having my first granddaughter Ivee Grace Adams born last December 30 certainly surpassed that. Now, all the birthday celebrations can be focused on her. I also love this month because the holidays bring us together with … [Read more...]