I’m writing this Publisher’s Letter from Southern California while attending the Fisher Supplier summit, where I’m speaking about content. As I listened to today’s presenters discuss the importance of timely, compelling content to gain and retain customers, it hit me that I haven’t written to you about it in a while. Here at Repertoire, we constantly talk about how … [Read more...]
Specialty Clinics
By Jim Poggi Retail, urgent care and other specialty clinics are expanding their service offerings With the need for improved access to care, lower costs and to provide more transparent pricing to healthcare customers, several types of specialty clinics have come to market in the last 20 years or so. We’re all familiar with retail convenience clinics, urgent care clinics … [Read more...]
Setting Them Up For Success
By Lisa Earle McLeod A bad system will beat a good person every time The waitress was late with the food. She looked frazzled and frustrated. After she rushed off, we discovered the salad we requested with dressing on the side was doused in ranch. Clearly, she wasn’t a good server. Or was she? Edwards Deming said, “A bad system will beat a good person every … [Read more...]
Contracting Executive Profile: Kate Polczynski
Kate Polczynski, Associate vice president, procurement, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania Editor’s note: Kate Polczynski was named one of “Ten People to Watch in Healthcare Contracting” in 2018 by the Journal of Healthcare Contracting, a sister publication to Repertoire. Born and raised in Danville, Pennsylvania, Kate Polczynski received a bachelor’s degree from the … [Read more...]
Speaking the Language of Value
IMDA/HIRA Annual Conference Specialty dealers discuss trends at the IMDA/HIRA Annual Conference Selling medical devices has changed over the years. A big reason is, your customers have changed. Providers are increasingly reimbursed – or penalized – on the basis of patient outcomes. They’re concerned about patient satisfaction. All of their payers – public and … [Read more...]
U.S. Preps for Rough Flu Season
HIDA Insights HIDA research on influenza vaccines offers information on patient and physician vaccination trends The flu season in the United States last season ran a little longer than normal, but overall the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classified it as “moderate,” according to the latest data out from the government’s flu tracking experts. The … [Read more...]
Healthy Reps
HPV vaccination recommendation expanded The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in August recommended that females and males through the age of 26 who failed to get vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) by age 11 or 12 receive a “catch-up” vaccination. It’s a change: Catch-up vaccination has been recommended since 2006 for females through age 26 years, and since … [Read more...]
Industry news
Henry Schein Medical expands SolutionsHub with GreenLight Behavioral Assessments Henry Schein Medical announced the expansion of its SolutionsHub into the behavioral health space with GreenLight Behavioral Assessments, a cloud-based digital platform featuring patient administered behavioral assessments designed to enhance efficiency, improve clinical outcomes, and expand … [Read more...]