Click Here to Read(link to pdf) Publisher's Letter Every Step of the WayHow to help your customers successfully establish, and maintain, a CLIA moderate complexity laboratory Executive Interview: Mark Seitz What MattersFor providers, being 'age-friendly' means listening to the patient The Science of Soap Formulation Inpatient Hospital Care Comes to the Home Physical … [Read more...]
Industry News
McKesson begins distributing Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine On March 1, McKesson began distributing the COVID-19 vaccine received from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a part of Johnson & Johnson. The Janssen vaccine received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Feb. 27 and is the first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine … [Read more...]
Windshield Time
Finding charging spots Electric vehicles with Google Maps built in are getting a few more features that should make it easier to plan trips around charging stops, reports Engadget. Google is using graph theory in its latest routing algorithms to help you determine the best way to get to your destination. If your journey requires more than one charging stop, Maps will look at … [Read more...]
Hard Riding
Susan Van Cleve seeks excellence working with colleagues, customers – and her horses Susan Van Cleve was born into one of the original South Texas ranching families. The Van Cleve Picosa Ranch was founded in 1888 by her great grandfather, who passed along his love of ranching to her grandfather and father … and to Susan. She maintains her passion for riding and showing … [Read more...]
Health news and notes
Read up! Eat up! The foods and beverages that you consume have a profound impact on your health, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in its recently published Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, 9th Edition. The scientific connection between food and health has been well documented for many decades, with … [Read more...]
Red Flags to Avoid PPE Scams
Distributors, manufacturers, and healthcare providers all have a role in fighting PPE fraud A year into the pandemic, the problem of counterfeit personal protective equipment persists, engineered by opportunistic vendors and profiteers taking advantage of the lengthy spike in demand. HIDA recently hosted a webinar, “Working with Your Supply Chain Partners to Avoid PPE Scams” … [Read more...]
Is Bad Strategy Worse Than No Strategy?
Three bad habits you might need to break. By Sandler Training Your prospect interaction strategies, or lack thereof, have a greater impact on your chance of closing a sale than the actual features, pricing and benefits of your products and services. Good strategy should become a habit. But bad strategies, or not having a strategy at all, can also easily become habits! … [Read more...]
Building a Resilient Supply Chain
This year’s Contracting Professional of the Year helped to develop and implement unique solutions to supply chain challenges brought on by the pandemic. In 2020, collaboration was top of mind for Amanda Chawla, chief supply chain officer/ vice president, Stanford Health Care, Stanford Children’s Health and Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare. For instance, at the time of … [Read more...]
Pivot with Purpose
Lessons on corporate resiliency By Lisa Earle McLeod If your sole purpose in business is to make money, when an economic crisis hits, you’re going to flounder.In a time of economic volatility, the firms who define themselves by their earnings alone will be hard pressed to rally their teams or innovate on behalf of their customers. Contrast firms whose single North Star … [Read more...]
Physical Health / Behavioral Health
Primary care doctors draw the connection, but can they address it in their practices? Mind or body. Traditionally, if primary care physicians had to focus on one or the other when diagnosing and treating a patient, they’d go for “body.” But that may be changing. In 2020, the American Medical Association and seven other physician organizations, including the American … [Read more...]