Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine to begin accepting applications in June The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine was set to accept applications from prospective students in June 2019, with the intention of opening the doors to its first class in the summer of 2020. It will waive all tuition for the full four years of school for its first five classes. “Our students … [Read more...]
Interpregnancy Care
Interpregnancy care aims to maximize a woman’s level of wellness not just between pregnancies and during subsequent pregnancies, but also along her life course, says the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in its “Obstetric Care Consensus” document, published online Dec. 20, 2018. (See … [Read more...]
Lab sales: A guide for the well-informed rep
Technology’s changing. Economics are changing. Attitudes are changing. Are you? Lab testing is important to physicians, patients, manufacturers, sales reps, payers and others. But the technology is changing. So are providers’ attitudes. Accuracy remains most important, but cost-effectiveness is not far behind. Repertoire asked Jim Poggi about how sale reps can navigate lab … [Read more...]
Contracting Executive Profile: Mark French
IDN Opportunities Mark French, Vice president, Vendor Management and Purchased Services, Ochsner Health System New Orleans, Louisiana Born in Hawaii, Mark French moved to Northern California with his family when he was 15. He received a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from the University of California Davis. While there, he worked in a trauma unit, a physical … [Read more...]
Healthy Reps
ExerciseRx Exercise can lower blood pressure and reduce visceral body fat at least as effectively as many common prescription drugs, according to two reviews of relevant research about the effects of exercise on maladies, reports The New York Times. Together, the new studies (reviewed in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and Mayo Clinic Proceedings) support the idea that … [Read more...]
Editor’s Note
Stay on task Many thanks to lab expert Jim Poggi for fielding our questions about selling to today’s physician office lab. As always, his responses are well-thought-out. But one that sticks out is his response to our question, “Should physician office labs be worried about the impact of increased point-of-care testing in retail clinics?” Our question was prompted by the … [Read more...]
Is it Really Just a Bath Scale?
Sponsored: Health o meter® Professional Scales Quality healthcare doesn’t end just because a patient is at home. Due to recent changes in Medicare reimbursement of patient weight scales and an increased focus on at-home weight measurements, healthcare providers, IDNs and home health companies are seeking quality professional home care scales. Professional home care scales … [Read more...]