How reps can simplify their workload and keep customers’ physician office labs running smoothly. By Jim Poggi Whether you are dealing with a long-standing lab customer or a new moderate complexity laboratory customer, your objectives are to assure their satisfaction by assessing and addressing issues related to the big picture issues: lab performance, the quality of the … [Read more...]

Preparing for Future Growth What are we doing right now to ensure we have future success and growth?  This question keeps resurfacing in my mind. To grow and keep moving forward, we must be doing things today to prepare us for the future.  During this year’s Super Bowl, that question kept popping up as I watched Philadelphia Quarterback Jalen Hurts. In the … [Read more...]

Midmark earns award for creating a healthy workplace for its teammates Midmark announced the company received a gold-level Healthy Worksite Award from the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO). The Healthy Worksite Award recognizes Ohio employers who demonstrate a commitment to employee wellness through comprehensive worksite health promotion and wellness programs. … [Read more...]

By Linda Rouse O’Neill Supply chain friction is here to stay, in one form or another. Recently, congestion has eased at our nation’s seaports, with fewer delays at cargo terminals. But as one set of disruptions have eased, other challenges have emerged to their place. Labor Issues In December, HIDA urged Congress to take steps to maintain the freight rail system and … [Read more...]

Why it’s important for the stability of the organization to have a successful succession plan. By Vicky Lyle, Vice President, Industry Association, Owens & Minor Succession planning is an important part of leadership because it is critical to the ongoing success of an organization. Leaders must encourage the leading members of our organizations to seriously consider … [Read more...]

Over half the world’s population is on social media, giving healthcare workers a powerful platform for reaching B2B customers and patients. Social media and the healthcare industry aren’t a new combination. Many medical businesses took to the platform during COVID-19 to educate patients in the middle of medical uncertainty. Even though the height of the pandemic is over, … [Read more...]

February is American Heart Month. How can the flu affect heart health? February is American Heart Month, when the CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention shines a light on hypertension or high blood pressure, which is a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular disease can affect adults of any age. And one in five adults who died of … [Read more...]

How one distribution leader’s investment in his own health carried over into his family and professional life. By Pete Mercer At the start of every new year, millions of people make the resolution to take their health seriously and get in better shape. Whether most of those people follow through on their resolutions or not, setting those health goals is critical to … [Read more...]

With a recent acquisition and continued innovation, QuidelOrtho is committed to bringing testing closer to the patient. With COVID, flu and RSV all making headlines, this year’s respiratory season promises to be one for the ages. One market leader ready to meet that demand is QuidelOrtho. The diagnostics company has undergone a transformation during the past few years with … [Read more...]