Now is a good time for medicine and public health to put their acts together Prior to COVID-19, did you know the names of the medical officers of your state or county public health departments? Did the physicians you call on know their names? It was the lack of coordination between medical providers and public health that led to failures in testing and vaccination during … [Read more...]
Six Sigma Doctors
Fortune 500 execs get leadership training. How about physicians? When was the last time you came upon one of your physician customers poring over their copy of “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” “Good to Great,” “Wooden on Leadership” or “Jack: Straight from the Gut,” by the late chairman and CEO of GE, Jack Welch? Reading materials like these may be what’s needed, as … [Read more...]
Purchasing Power and Impact Spending
How Kaiser Permanente leverages its purchasing power to create a more equitable and healthy society through working with local, diverse suppliers. Kaiser Permanente’s spending decisions are aimed at building healthy, equitable and sustainable economies. They address economic and environmental disparities and create positive health outcomes through three focus areas: supplier … [Read more...]
The Healthcare Rules That Need To Be Broken
By Dr. Robert Pearl The coronavirus pandemic is what academics would label a “strategic inflection point,” an unforeseen event that causes the world to change dramatically and irrevocably. As a result of Covid-19, people everywhere have experienced major changes in the ways they conduct business, communicate, educate their children and plan for the future. In the United … [Read more...]
Women’s Health
Important health categories, and their accompanying diagnostic tests, to keep in mind when discussing women’s health with your physician office lab customers. In researching this month’s column, I spent some time reviewing the 2021 monthly health observances, which often points to issues on our customers’ minds. January is, among other things, recognized as “cervical health … [Read more...]
Publisher’s Letter
“It’s Nice to be Back” In December we hosted our first live National Accounts meeting in almost two years. We had close to 100 paid attendees and 10 amazing speakers talking all things National Accounts. My hope is this will be the beginning of a trend back to live events. It appears most of the distributors have national sales meetings scheduled for 2022, as well as many … [Read more...]