Click Here to Read (w link to pdf) Spirit of Service Successful sales reps consider their job to be one of service. Successful companies share the sentiment. PUBLISHER’S NOTE Renew Your Customer View Every Year Growth by Inclusion Professional Women in Healthcare® holds Second Annual Leadership Summit Contracting Executive … [Read more...]
Wounded soldiers aren’t forgotten
After 25 years serving medical customers and sales teammates, Gary Corless continues his service … to wounded soldiers After serving customers, teammates and vendors for 25 years in med/surg distribution – including serving as CEO of PSS (now McKesson Medical-Surgical) and COO of McKesson Medical-Surgical – Gary Corless decided to step up and put his beliefs into action. In … [Read more...]
What a wonderful world this would be
In issuing a “Request for Information” on interoperability of medical devices, data and platforms to enhance patient care earlier this year, the National Science Foundation shared its “Future Vision” of a healthcare system with interoperability. (Boldface added by Repertoire.) When people with serious injuries or illness are hospitalized, medical device additions and … [Read more...]
Interoperability: Are we there yet?
It’s not that simple. Medical device interoperability – that is, the ability of equipment and devices to interface with the electronic medical record and other devices -- remains a tough nut to crack. But that hasn’t stopped the feds, EMR developers, equipment and device manufacturers, and healthcare providers from continuing to work toward that goal. “We are involved in … [Read more...]
Spirit of Service
Successful sales reps consider their job to be one of service. Successful companies share the sentiment. Some healthcare distributors and manufacturers believe in extending their mission of service even beyond their own reps and customers. By championing a charity, foundation or a community non-profit, they try to imbue the spirit of service among the entire company as well … [Read more...]
Windshield Time
Lunch on the go If you own a 2017 or newer GM vehicle, you can order Domino’s Pizza – if you want to – in your OnStar-equipped vehicles via the Marketplace app, reports Car and Driver. Part of a larger food initiative that also encompasses McDonald’s and Starbucks, the app allows consumers to order a pizza for pickup or delivery to their home via the app, which works … [Read more...]
HIDA Members Head to the Hill Where Tariffs and Preparedness Led the Agenda
By Linda Rouse O’Neill, Vice President, Government Affairs Over 60 HIDA members convened in Washington, D.C. in early June to educate lawmakers and their staff about key issues affecting the healthcare supply chain. Attendees at the annual Washington Summit conducted 120 Capitol Hill meetings. Distributors attending the event reported productive discussions with lawmakers … [Read more...]
News
Henry Schein Medical expands its SolutionsHub portfolio Henry Schein Medical (Melville, NY) announced the expansion of its web-based SolutionsHub. This resource features a full suite of solutions to help customers improve patient outcomes, increase profitability, and run a more efficient business. The Henry Schein SolutionsHub has expanded to include providers of … [Read more...]
Quick Bytes
Where have all the tablets gone? Google’s reported decision to abandon tablets came as no surprise to those in the industry, reports Venture Beat. “Tablets are dying a slow death anyway,” they write. “Tablets did not end up delivering as promised. The form factor never took off like smartphones, and it never replaced computers. In fact, the tablet market peaked at the end of … [Read more...]
Growth by Inclusion
By Rachel Bailey Professional Women in Health holds Second Annual Leadership Summit “Growth” characterized the second annual PWH® Leadership Summit, held June 5-7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The industry’s only conference dedicated to diverse and inclusive leadership development drew 200 attendees – including several more professionals of diverse cultures than those in … [Read more...]