Editor’s note: At the end of 2015, Congress passed a year-end budget package that included wins for the healthcare industry. President Obama signed approval. The bill suspends the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices for two years, stops a levy on health insurers for a year and, postpones the "Cadillac tax" on higher-cost insurance policies for two years until 2020. The … [Read more...]
October 2015
Click Here to Read (pdf version) The Equipment Salesperson PUBLISHER’S LETTER: A Set of Skills HIRA 2015 Annual Conference Distributor Sales Strategies from HIDA HIDA Health Reform Update Contracting Executive Profile: Bob Beyer Contracting Executive Profile: Bob Hornsby Equipment Sales Bovie Medical Corp. Health o meter® Professional … [Read more...]
2015 Hall of Fame Inductee
Brian Taylor What began as a faxed newsletter to distributor reps in 1993 grew into a company dedicated to training suppliers and providers on successful supply chain strategies. Brian Taylor began his medical career with Welch Allyn, and later founded an independent rep firm, Southern Sales Associates. It was Welch Allyn Executive Vice President George Blowers who told him, … [Read more...]
2015 Repertoire’s Manufacturer Rep Summit
Join us in Orlando, FL on December 2-3, 2015 for Repertoire's Manufacturer Rep Summit! This meeting is intended for manufacturer sales representatives in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. Attendees will hear from distribution sales managers, distribution strategic account managers, group practice managers, and IDN executives who run … [Read more...]
RepConnect March Madness
Complete the short form below to vote for your favorite manufacturer listing in RepConnect and to be entered to win a $250 Gift Card. We will announce the winner at the end of March! … [Read more...]
2013 Hall of Fame Inductee
Somewhere on a wall in Bovie Medical Corporation's Clearwater, Fla., facility is a registered trademark of which President Rob Saron is particularly proud. It reads Dedicated to Distribution®. Saron has been dedicated to distribution for years. Witness the creative promotions, the crazy costumes at the dealer trade shows, and the personal attention he and his team pay … [Read more...]
2014 Hall of Fame Inductees
Bill McLaughlin IMCO Called a champion of independents, Bill McLaughlin joined IMCO in 1989, when the organization had about 50 distributor members, 90 vendors, combined sales of $120 million, and a staff of three. By 2013, the organization had 170 distributor locations, 212 vendors, combined member sales of $4 billion and a staff of 21. His mission for IMCO was clear … [Read more...]
Introduction to Katie Brunelle, Director of Business Development
Windshield Time: Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars have been a popular image in movies and TV shows. But Google engineers have brought the dream into reality. They’ve already tested fully-functioning self-driving car over 200,000 miles in California and Nevada. According to Tyler Cowen with the New York Times, Americans spend an average of 100 hours sitting in traffic each year. If self-driving … [Read more...]
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