Why selling hematology will help your customers deliver more value to their patients and help you grow your business. By Jim Poggi Your customers are getting the lab message. Slowly but surely as a result of your consulting and collaborative work with your key lab manufacturers, new labs are being established, and existing labs are growing their testing … [Read more...]
Publisher’s Letter
New Year, New Solutions Take a huge breath, stand up and stretch for a minute or two, and then let’s go! It’s January 2023, and we have an entire new year to get started. As I write this Publisher’s Letter, I think back to past years: So now we are on the threshold of a new year full of possibilities, challenges, and hopefully a little bit of fun mixed in with … [Read more...]
December 2022
Click Here to Read (link to pdf) Publisher's Letter Wanted: Magic Wand How we can really make a major impact on the U.S. healthcare system and the health of millions with diabetes Committed to the Cause Dennis Clock, recipient of this year's John Sasen Award, continues to advocate for the med/surg industry At Their Service Whether it's … [Read more...]
Should Preventive Services be Free?
Court ruling relieves payers from covering certain services with no cost to the patient. Healthcare providers reacted harshly to a U.S. District Court judge’s decision in September that shakes the foundation of one of the most popular aspects of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), that is, the responsibility of non-grandfathered group or individual market health plans … [Read more...]
Primary Care / Industry News
Primary Care News Walmart to open more health centers in Florida Walmart Health recently announced plans to bring more accessible, convenient, and affordable healthcare to communities in Florida with 16 new health centers. The locations will span the metro areas of Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa and will open by fall 2023. “As the population in Florida continues to … [Read more...]
Staying Power
Fisher Healthcare’s Steve Orlando has learned over a 46-year career that when you own the relationship, the customers will come to you first to solve their problems. By Graham Garrison Steve Orlando had a decision to make. He’d just graduated from the University of Florida, and was eyeing grad school. But several friends who’d also graduated from college were encouraging … [Read more...]
Windshield Time
Honda provides grant to advance teen driver safety Honda is providing more than $2 million in financial support for 25 organizations across the United States that are focused on teen driver safety. The grants support a wide variety of initiatives aimed at young drivers in the areas of education, training and resources that supplement or go beyond traditional driver’s … [Read more...]
Health News and Notes
Report examines youth mental health challenges Anxiety among children is on the rise, according to United Health Foundation’s 2022 America’s Health Rankings Health of Women and Children Report. The report reveals sharp increases in youth mental health challenges, including: “Many mental health disorders can start by age 14, so it’s critical that we provide promotion, … [Read more...]
In the Know
Content topics for medical suppliers to blog about today. Most B2B marketers see positive ROI from their blogs and 126% higher lead growth than those that don’t blog. However, maintaining a regular blog with relevant content is a significant undertaking as it requires hundreds of quality topic ideas to fill your content calendar each year. Medical supplier … [Read more...]
The Environment and Doctors
Physician group spells out its position on environmental crises and the medical community. The state of the world’s environment isn’t just about pollution, hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, drought and heat. It’s about human health. That’s the gist of a position paper on environmental health issued this fall by the American College of Physicians and published in the “Annals … [Read more...]