Great leaders develop their skills on the job. While the leadership journey may look different from person to person, there are some basic needs for the skills that can make all leaders successful in their careers. Specifically, good leaders understand the need for consistency and balance. In a recent episode of The Cure with Scotty and Sully, Brian Sullivan and Scott … [Read more...]

Ten years of HIDA advocacy. By Wyeth Ruthven, Director of Congressional Relations and Public Relations, Health Industry Distributors Association Ten years is a long time in lobbying. Ten years ago, HIDA launched its first Washington Summit and Fly-In. The idea was to bring representatives of the medical supply chain – both distributors and their manufacturer partners – … [Read more...]

The month of August sheds light on individuals living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, along with prevention and treatment options for the disease. 4 common symptoms Symptoms of psoriasis can vary from person to person, according to NIAMS. The four most common symptoms of psoriasis include patches of thick, red skin with silvery-white scales that itch or burn, dry, … [Read more...]

Focusing on heart health: cardiovascular trends Nearly 61% of U.S. adults will be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease by 2050, as predicted by new research from the American Heart Association (AHA). The biggest driver of cardiovascular disease trends is a result of the increasing number of people in the U.S. who already have or will develop high blood pressure. High blood … [Read more...]

Diagnostic testing is a critical piece of the primary care puzzle, a process that gives primary care physicians better insight into the health of their patients. These tests cover everything from blood samples, urine samples, imaging, endoscopy, and biopsy. The information that primary care physicians get from these tests is invaluable. Repertoire Magazine recently spoke to … [Read more...]

Lifespan to become Brown University Health Amid ongoing headwinds facing the health care sector, Lifespan health system and Brown University have finalized terms on a set of expanded affiliation agreements to strengthen top-quality patient care, medical education and biomedical research in Rhode Island. As part of the agreements, Lifespan will change its name to Brown … [Read more...]

Hackensack Meridian Health shares initiatives that their health system has taken to support and retain nursing staff. Filling nursing job vacancies is an ongoing issue for hospitals and health systems. As employees on the front lines of healthcare continue to face post-COVID workplace challenges, many hospitals have witnessed high rates of nurse turnover. Hospitals, as a … [Read more...]

Partnering with IT helps to construct digital rampart around transactional data. By R. Dana Barlow Editor’s note: The following article first appeared in The Journal of Healthcare Contracting, a sister publication of Repertoire Magazine. Burgeoning cyberattacks against healthcare provider organizations, payers, suppliers, vendors and retail corporations continue to … [Read more...]

Cyberattack hits physicians hard, but distributors respond. On Feb. 21, a company many in the industry were not familiar with – Change Healthcare – experienced a cyberattack that critically impacted the U.S. healthcare system. At the time, the healthcare clearinghouse touched one in three patient records and processed 15 billion healthcare transactions annually. Potentially … [Read more...]

Egg-based influenza vaccine remains the market leader, but biotech firms are examining alternatives. Respiratory season is almost upon us, and with it, tests, doctor visits and vaccines. Though the targeted strains of flu vaccine change every year, the way those vaccines are produced and sold do not. But that might be changing. Every respiratory season has the public … [Read more...]