Tim Richardson shares ways to navigate mental blocks. By Pete Mercer Rest is an elusive need that many of us have trouble making time for, despite how badly we need it. When you aren’t getting enough rest, you can see the effects start to bleed into other areas of your life. Your relationships with friends and family can suffer, and it’s the enemy of productivity for … [Read more...]

Cardinal Health completes acquisition of Specialty Networks and its PPS Analytics platform Cardinal Health recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of Specialty Networks. Specialty Networks creates clinical and economic value for independent specialty providers and partners across multiple specialty GPOs: UroGPO, Gastrologix and GastroGPO, and United … [Read more...]

FDA seeks billons in funding for medical product safety and supply chain resiliency. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in early March that it is requesting $7.2 billion as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 proposed budget. Approximately $12.3 million of the funding will go directly toward addressing supply-chain disruptions, supporting supply … [Read more...]

Skin Cancer Awareness Month is recognized annually in May to highlight disease risk factors and prevention strategies. 1 in 5 The incidence of skin cancer is increasing, with 1 in 5 Americans developing skin cancer by the age of 70, according to The Skin Cancer Foundation. Skin cancer is a disease associated with the abnormal growth of skin cells, noted the Mayo Clinic, … [Read more...]

Cleveland Clinic to use Zipline’s P2 to deliver medications to patients at home. Zipline introduced its Platform 2 (P2) drone system in March 2023. It’s a next-generation aircraft designed to carry twice the weight of its Platform 1 system. The company’s drones have delivered whole blood, platelets, frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate along with medical products, including … [Read more...]

Value-based payment remains a dream. Today’s fee-for-service payment system, which pays healthcare providers on a per-service basis, is widely blamed for rising healthcare costs as well as physician burnout. But are the so-called value-based payment systems any better? Not the way they’re set up today, according to many experts. While policymakers tinker with solutions, … [Read more...]

By Wyeth Ruthven, Director of Congressional Relations and Public Relations, Health Industry Distributors Association Supply chain disruptions have been a regular occurrence in the news. We’ve seen the consequences of delay on grocery shelves … and at the doctor’s office. Over the last several years, transportation delays posed significant healthcare challenges. Research by … [Read more...]

He listened to people As president and CEO of NDC, Mark Seitz guided the company through change, challenges and growth. He did so by studying the medical industry, learning from the people in it and keeping their needs uppermost in his mind. “Mark’s leadership style is very much servant leadership,” says Repertoire Publisher Scott Adams, who called on Seitz as a customer, … [Read more...]

He took pride in watching others grow professionally and personally In over 40 years of service to the healthcare industry, Doug Harper has accomplished much. For example, he founded a med/surg distribution company in the 1980s. He was president of Physician Sales & Service (now McKesson Medical-Surgical) from 1999 to 2002. He served as president of NDC Homecare, group … [Read more...]

How Rapid Testing Can Control the Syphilis Epidemic Although, 20 years ago syphilis was thought to be a disease of the past, a syphilis epidemic is occurring. In the United States alone, 203,500 cases were reported in 20221, nearly double the reported cases of 2018. Most of the increase in syphilis cases has been among men who have sex with men. However, there has been an … [Read more...]