Mercury Medical CEO Stan Tangalakis receives IMDA Lifetime Achievement Award
IMDA President Don Sizemore (in picture, right) presented Mercury Medical CEO Stan Tangalakis with an IMDA Lifetime Achievement Award at Mercury Medical’s Clearwater, Fla.-based headquarters. “No other individual in our industry – specialty marketing – has done more to preserve our channel, and to make sure we continue to control that stream of new innovative products that really change healthcare, than Stan Tangalakis,” said Sizemore. Mercury Medical is a manufacturer of respiratory devices, and acts as a specialty distributor for a number of life-support manufacturers. IMDA is the association for specialty medical distributors.
Med Tech/Med Care Associates and Pelstar LLC collaborate on progressive sales strategy
Med Tech/Med Care Associates (MTMC) (Forestdale, MA) and Pelstar LLC (McCook, IL), manufacturer of Health o meter Professional Scales, in order to collaborate on a progressive sales strategy, established the position of strategic account manager at MTMC. The strategic account manager will work closely with the MTMC and Health o meter Professional Scales sales teams to assist key accounts in the management of their supply chain activities. Working together on this new joint initiative allows end-users to take advantage of the professional advisors at MTMC for the products and services of Health o meter Professional Scales and other MTMC product lines in a cost-efficient and highly effective manner, according to the companies. To learn more about MTMC and Health o meter Professional Scales, visit www.medtechassociates.com and www.homscales.com.
NDC MOtion1 Sales Meeting 2016 announced
The NDC (Nashville, TN) MOtion1 Sales Meeting 2016 will take place March 21–23, 2016 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel and Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s meeting will run concurrently with the NDC Medical Exhibition, providing opportunities for training, education, and lagniappe. The NDC MOtion1 Sales Meeting brings physical rehab dealers and manufacturers together biennially to showcase the latest products, new technologies and innovative sales opportunities in the physical rehab market. More details will be posted soon at www.motion1salesmeeting.com.
Owens & Minor named as 2015 Supplier Excellence Award winner by HealthTrust
Owens & Minor Inc (Richmond, VA) was a recipient of a 2015 Supplier Excellence Award, presented each year by HealthTrust (Brentwood, TN) at its member conference. Owens & Minor, along with eight other suppliers, was chosen by the HealthTrust membership to receive the award. Each year, HealthTrust members vote on Supplier Excellence Award winners based on product quality, customer service, on-time delivery, billing accuracy, price, and value. HealthTrust announced the awards August 17, 2015 at the HealthTrust University Conference & Vendor Fair.
Cardinal Health to acquire majority stake in naviHealth for $290M
Cardinal Health (Dublin, OH) will acquire a 71 percent share of naviHealth (Brentwood, TN) for approximately $290 million. naviHealth is a privately held company that partners with health plans, health systems, and providers to manage the post-acute segment of the care continuum. naviHealth’s executive management team will continue to lead the naviHealth business. naviHealth’s principal investor, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (New York, NY), along with management, will continue to have an ownership interest in the business. However, Cardinal stated in a release that it intends to acquire the entire business within four years, in accordance with a series of call/put rights during that period of time.