Brad Hilton to lead HIDA board for 2024 Brad Hilton has officially assumed the role of Chair of the HIDA Board of Directors for “Our industry is special,” said Hilton. “What we do matters. We help providers on the front lines of healthcare that are taking care of our family, friends, and neighbors. I enjoy connecting and engaging with our colleagues and suppliers. I don’t … [Read more...]

Every successful plan takes steps, strategies, and goals to achieve a desired outcome, and creating a marketing campaign is no different. To successfully advertise, it is important for companies in the supply chain industry to set marketing goals. Marketing goals track advertising progress and define a clear brand purpose in its advertising efforts. As 2024 begins, it is … [Read more...]

Finding your purpose in 2024.  By Pete Mercer Do you know why you are here? Do you know what your purpose is? It can feel like a loaded question for anyone who has doubted any of their life choices at any point. If we are honest with ourselves, we have all been there at one point or another. Finding your purpose is no small task and it will likely even require a good bit … [Read more...]

By Linda Rouse O’Neill, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Policy, Health Industry Distributors Association When medical products are constrained or in short supply, offers from unknown sources fill inboxes across the supply chain. Navigating these offers is difficult, especially during times of crisis. During the COVID-19 pandemic, providers reported receiving incorrect … [Read more...]

CommonSpirit Health appoints Terika Richardson as Senior Executive VP and COO CommonSpirit Health has selected Terika Richardson as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective December 11, 2023. Richardson will serve as a member of the organization’s Executive Leadership Team and report to CEO Wright Lassiter III. Richardson joins CommonSpirit … [Read more...]

Formed from two S.C. health systems, Prisma Health tackled challenges of different approaches.  By Daniel Beaird Dylan Lawlor is the director of value analysis for Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, which was created by a merger between Greenville Health and Palmetto Health in 2017. He’s been with Prisma Health and Greenville Health since 2002. “It’s almost … [Read more...]

Smartphone app to analyze human motion A research team funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed a smart phone app, called OpenCap, that can track an individual’s ability to move from one place to another, also know as locomotion, in addition to other types of movements. The app analyzes human movement such as muscle activations, joint loads, and joint … [Read more...]

How healthcare providers and the population at large have fared this fall and winter. CDC respiratory disease season outlook The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been continuing to monitor statistics and data during respiratory season, for signs that respiratory disease season could be worse than expected. The CDC tracks numerous factors in relation to respiratory … [Read more...]

What’s to blame for the prevalence of obesity in the United States? America’s busy lifestyles, food and diet habits, and societal influences are leading to poor health outcomes. As a result, obesity has become an increasing concern throughout the United States. Case in point: the prevalence of adult obesity in 22 states rose above 35% of their respective populations in 2022, … [Read more...]

Primary care doctors are taking on more responsibility for a complex chronic condition. More than 6 million adults in the United States have heart failure, and primary care physicians are playing a bigger role in their care. About 60% of people in the United States with heart failure are treated solely by primary care or internal medicine/family practice providers, says … [Read more...]