That said, the vast majority of immunizations still take place in physician offices Editor’s Note: Bill Smith, president of Main Street Vaccines (MSV), discussed the vaccine market with Repertoire in the following article. He has over 18 years of experience in the vaccine industry and has held key positions in corporate management, account management, and marketing. MSV, an … [Read more...]
Voice. Service. Leverage.
Thirty-five-year-old RPC upping its game with technology Yankee Alliance has been identifying opportunities for savings and high-quality care on behalf of its members since 1984. But the Andover, Massachusetts-based GPO does more than identify opportunities. It helps its members realize them, that is, make them happen. Yankee Alliance comprises more than 16,000 members in … [Read more...]
Point Person
Come November, Repertoire readers in the long-term-care market may find themselves calling on a new decision-maker. Effective Nov. 28, long-term-care facilities will be required to have in place at least one infection preventionist, that is someone for whom the facility’s infection prevention and control program is a major (though not necessarily full-time) responsibility. … [Read more...]
RepCorner: Gino Liongson
Family Legacy His parents’ sacrifice years ago continues to present opportunities for Gino Liongson, his wife and their children If you think selling to physicians, materials managers or nursing directors is tough, try selling paints and stains to residential repaint contractors. It might mean sitting in a Lowe’s parking lot and jotting down phone numbers from … [Read more...]
Innovation in Healthcare
Amazon's Alexa launches 6 HIPAA-compliant services Amazon announced HIPAA-compliant software for its Alexa voice assistant that allows healthcare organizations to transmit and receive patients' protected health information. Six new Alexa healthcare skills from industry-leading healthcare providers, payors, pharmacy benefit managers, and digital health coaching companies are … [Read more...]
Protecting the Channel
The Grey market: Financial issue. Patient safety issue. By April 2018, BD was so concerned about the potential patient-safety impact from product diversion and the grey market that the company put into place a full-time Channel Protection Team to identify and address grey market activity. The effort has paid off, as the amount of diverted BD product has declined. “The … [Read more...]
Steady Progress
Vendor credentialing An industrywide consortium took a big step this winter in its quest to bring uniformity to the vendor credentialing process. In January, the Consortium for Universal Healthcare Credentialing (C4UHC) successfully completed the process of certification to develop ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standards for healthcare supplier … [Read more...]
The Unstoppable Sonya Kimmet
Rep Corner First, a short history lesson. The Junior League was founded in 1901 by social activist Mary Harriman. It is a women’s volunteer organization, which today encompasses more than 140,000 women in 291 Leagues in four countries. “We have the responsibility to act, and we have the opportunity to conscientiously act to affect the environment about us,” … [Read more...]
MRSA: The bug all of bugs?
FAQs about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, put together by the editors of Repertoire, based on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the World Health Organization. Q: What is MRSA? A: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a staph infection. Staph is a type of bacteria … [Read more...]
A Mother’s Good Health
Primary care doctors can play a much-needed role in improving maternal outcomes before, during and after giving birth Childbirth-related maternal health outcomes are getting worse in the United States. That’s true not only during the nine months of pregnancy, but also in the so-called “fourth trimester,” that is, those months (some say as many as 12) following birth. Reasons … [Read more...]