Collaboration between Supply Chain and IT helped one health system streamline its contracting following a merger. By Graham Garrison Implementing standardization across an organization following a merger of two entities can be challenging. Jordan Scott, MBA, Supply Chain – IT Program Manager at HonorHealth, has another term for it – natural turbulence. HonorHealth was … [Read more...]
What about Wearables?
How wearable technology could lead us into the future of healthcare. By Jim Poggi If you perform an internet search on wearables, you will find references going back to the 13th century with the first eyeglasses. In the timeline there are classics including calculator watches and Bluetooth earpieces, and less notable items including the sneaker phone and airconditioned … [Read more...]
Publisher’s Letter
View from the Field Had this year gone to plan, I should have been booking my flight to HIDA right about now and getting geared up for selling season, as well as setting up travel to do year-end reviews and start pitching 2021. But it’s 2020, and the hits keep on coming! Before I go too far, let me just say I miss seeing you all at meetings and events. Given our new … [Read more...]
August 2020
Click Here to Read(link to pdf) Publisher's Letter References and ReferralsManaging references and referrals effectively can pay big dividends COVID-19: The Industry Responds The Success Triangle ToolHow to overcome prospecting mistakes and increase your sales pipeline Here to StayThe world has changed. So too has demand for and supply of personal protective … [Read more...]
Industry News
BD launches rapid point-of-care antigen test to detect COVID-19 in 15 BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (Franklin Lakes, NJ) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a rapid, point-of-care, SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test for use with the company’s BD Veritor Plus System. This new assay delivers results in 15 … [Read more...]
HIDA Unveils Public-Private Framework for U.S. Pandemic Preparedness and Response
HIDA has recommended to the government a pandemic framework that builds on the lessons learned from the spread of COVID-19. Policymakers, healthcare providers, manufacturers and distributors have learned that they need to prepare now for future pandemics by working to make the supply chain more robust;diversify sourcing;expand and support surge manufacturing infrastructure; … [Read more...]
Windshield Time
Chances are you spend a lot of time in your car. Here’s something that might help you appreciate your home-away-from-home a little more. Jump start Having a reliable portable car battery charger is important for vehicles with older batteries, inclement weather and unforeseen circumstances that might require a jump start, according to CNET. Car battery jump-starters were … [Read more...]
Health News and Notes
Hitting the gym In a health blog, the Cleveland Clinic offered safety tips for workout warriors as they begin to head to gyms and fitness studios again. The tips included: Know your gym’s rules and safety protocols before you go. Some facilities are doing temperature checks when entering the gym or mandating when certain groups of people (or how many) can work out at one … [Read more...]
Back to School
COVID-19 presents challenges to pediatricians, school nurses, parents and kids Patient visits to all kinds of doctors dropped markedly after the COVID-19 national emergency was declared in March. Pediatricians were no exception. “Practice managers around the country report that their caseloads are as low as 20-30% of their practices’ typical caseloads due to social … [Read more...]
COVID-19 and Nursing Home Safety
New commission to assess the nursing home response to the COVID-19 pandemic In June, a new commission was announced with the directive of identifying and communicating best practices for protecting nursing home residents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The commission, made up of 25 members to the independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in … [Read more...]