posted 5-16-2018 Sensing a gap between how physicians are educated and the future needs of the U.S. healthcare system, the American Medical Association in 2013 launched its “Accelerating Change in Medical Education” initiative. The association awarded grants to 11 medical schools to fund innovations in medical education, and then expanded the program in 2015 to an additional … [Read more...]
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Things Repertoire learned at the HIDA Educational Foundation’s Post-Acute Channel Strategies Conference in Chicago. One goal. For supply chain professionals, it’s always been about delivering the right product to the right place at the right time. For post-acute-care administrators, payers and providers, it’s about offering the right kind of care, at the right time, in the … [Read more...]
Patrick Reed. Andre Ingram. Two stories worth repeating.
By Bob Miller Did you see the Masters Tournament? It was tremendous. Incredible drama, as it went down to the very last shot. Winner Patrick Reed held off charges by Rory Mcllroy early, and Jordan Spieth and Ricky Fowler late. Jordan was about to force the issue on the 18th hole but he just missed shooting a 63 and made bogey for the round. Then came Ricky Fowler, who … [Read more...]
Do what Villanova does
By Bob Miller Wow! What a great NCAA final. Villanova and Michigan: Two very strong teams, both good offensively and defensively. The difference being Villanova rose to the occasion. Michigan started out great and looked very strong. They had a seven-point lead with about eight minutes to go in the first half. Then Villanova’s Donte DiVincenzo took over. He shot … [Read more...]
Super synopsis
Reflections on Super Bowl LII…and sales By Bob Miller What a terrific game. Over 1,000 yards total offense. Brady had 500 yards of offense. Three touchdown passes. And lost. Impossible, right? Wrong! Nick Foles had over 373 yards of offense and three touchdowns. He WON! Shall I say the Eagles won. Fifty-eight years, 20,859 days. A 41-33 victory that had a missed … [Read more...]
Medical Device Tax – We need to act NOW for the January 19th deadline!
Scott Adams, publisher of Repertoire Magazine, and Linda Rouse O'Neill, VP of government affairs for HIDA, discuss the urgent need for industry action on the medical device tax. … [Read more...]
McKesson, bioMerieux agreement
McKesson Medical-Surgical’s recently signed exclusive agreement with bioMerieux calls for McKesson Laboratory Solutions sales reps to offer the following bioMerieux products and reagents to community hospitals, that is, hospitals with less than 150 beds: VIDAS® B•R•A•H•M•S PCT™ run on VIDAS® 3 for guided antibiotic therapy in sepsis and lower respiratory-tract … [Read more...]
Midmark and HEINE prepare for Jan. 2 rollout
Co-branded Midmark/HEINE products will be available to customers beginning Jan. 2, 2018. The sales teams from Dayton, Ohio-based Midmark and its distributors have already started training in anticipation of customer inquiries. The two companies announced a partnership on Dec. 6, which calls for them to work together to provide U.S. customers with otoscopes, ophthalmoscopes and … [Read more...]
PAMA Podcast
In this episode, guest host Scott Adams has a conversation about the new reimbursement schedule from Medicare known as PAMA. Scott first talks with Mark Zacur, VP & General Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific where they talk about possible impacts on our healthcare system and patients. Then Scott talks to Jim Poggi from Tested Insights on how this will impact the POL, … [Read more...]
Late Night TV’s impact on healthcare legislation
Who does America trust when it comes to healthcare issues? According to a recent poll, Americans may favor a late night TV host over their politicians. Late Night TV host Jimmy Kimmel’s son William John Kimmel was born in April with a serious heart issue. He made an emotional case for universal healthcare coverage for families who were dealing with similar medical issues … [Read more...]