Dale® Medical recently announced the launch of the Dale® BreezeLock® Endotracheal Tube Holder, a product that provides reliable stabilization of endotracheal tubes (sizes 7.0-10.0mm) following intubation. The BreezeLock® with Tube Track slide allows easy repositioning of ET tube placement, access for oral care, prevents kinking or flattening of tube, and minimizes unintentional … [Read more...]

After years of improvements in patient safety, along came COVID-19. By Mark Thill Who could doubt the devotion of front-line caregivers, who worked tirelessly during the pandemic under extremely difficult circumstances? But should the exigencies of COVID-19 necessarily have led to a decline in patient safety? Some industry experts have raised the question. Patient … [Read more...]

Why today’s doctors will provide the best care by following the science – and listening to patients. By Dr. Robert Pearl American doctors today are the beneficiaries of remarkable medical progress, driven by decades of world-leading research and computerized data analytics. Thanks to these advancements, physicians can avail themselves of scientifically proven and … [Read more...]

CVS Health is advancing health equity via affordable housing. Through several recent announcements, CVS Health® has signaled a commitment to increase access to health care services in underserved communities by investing in affordable housing. The company said it invested $185 million in affordable housing in 2021, and as of March 1 was supporting the development and … [Read more...]

Health systems look to expand care delivery services in Hospital-at-Home programs post pandemic. By Daniel Beaird A recent report from McKinsey & Co. stated that as much as $265 billion worth of care services for Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries could shift to the home by 2025, representing a three- to fourfold increase in the cost of care … [Read more...]

In long-term-care facilities, who has time to see suppliers when there’s so much work to do? By Mark Thill It’s no wonder that many people call the current staffing situation in long-term care a crisis. Nursing homes lost 220,000 jobs – 40% – from March 2020 to October 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compare that to hospitals, which experienced a 1.6% … [Read more...]

A little serendipity and a lot of talent led one manufacturers sales rep down a successful path. Art Nahan joined the healthcare industry in June of 1981, shortly after graduating from Boston University with a degree in marketing. As far as he’s concerned, however, his career took hold about eight months earlier, when he met his future wife, Jeanne, on a blind date. “I … [Read more...]

By Pete Mercer Angi Muse, the Grand Prize winner of IMCO’s 2021 Equipment Performance Incentive Contest (EPIC) Program, is a sort of jack of all trades for Booth Medical. In addition to being the sole sales representative for the company, her daily responsibilities include things like accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, shipping, and receiving, and even making … [Read more...]

Face-to-Face Business By the time you read this Publisher’s Letter, most of the national sales meetings will be in the books, with the exception on maybe IMCO’s, because it’s this month. For most of us, this was the first time we were all back together in 2-3 years. It feels good, doesn’t it?  Face-to-face business is what makes our industry such a relationship … [Read more...]

Some insights and resources to help you and your customers get more comfortable with CLIA compliance. By Jim Poggi CLIA ’88 has been in place now since 1992 and is still probably one of the most misunderstood obstacles to a creating and managing a successful moderate complexity physician office lab. While manufacturers and distributors have deployed an increasingly … [Read more...]