Leading trends on the rise of ASCs in the U.S. healthcare industry. Ambulatory surgery centers provide a much-needed service for both patients and healthcare facilities – a cost-effective, convenient alternative for surgical care and procedures that do not require a hospital stay. At the recent IDN West meeting, Jason Harris, executive director, corporate healthcare … [Read more...]
A Safety Net for the U.S Healthcare System
How Community Health Centers are shaping the future of healthcare. Primary care access has become an important focus for healthcare providers, as it allows for the early detection of disease, provides patients with preventative healthcare, and increases care coordination for people across the nation. Community Health Centers, also referred to as Federally Qualified Health … [Read more...]
Addressing Physician Well-Being
The Physicians Foundation survey examined the current state of physician morale. By Jenna Hughes Many physicians in the healthcare industry have long attested to well-being as a significant workplace challenge. A recent survey by the Physicians Foundation all but confirms it. According to the data, well-being has remained critically low post-pandemic among physicians … [Read more...]
Making the Grade
What steps can healthcare stakeholders take to elevate primary care in the United States? Yalda Jabbarpour, MD is a firm believer that primary care is not only essential to the health and well-being of every patient in the U.S., but it’s the backbone of the entire healthcare system. “Everyone in their lifetime will see a primary care clinician,” she said. Indeed, good … [Read more...]
Run Toward the Roar
How you think about stress matters. One physiologist has the hack to make stress work for you in 2025. Rebecca Heiss, PhD, believes there is a scientific answer to why we often self-sabotage our hopes, dreams and health. Our brains have been hardwired for it. Robert Sapolsky, a famous stress physiologist, said that a person’s stress response is built for three minutes of … [Read more...]
Are You Coachable?
How a coach can help you create and execute a vision for your life and career. By Pete Mercer Leadership development is a critical process for growth – the best leaders are shaped by their experiences and surroundings. That tension between your experience and surroundings is where the best development happens, but it helps to have someone walking you through how to … [Read more...]
Gaining Buy-In
Implementing change requires effective change agents. By Patrick T. Malone Why do the results of even good plans and strategies sometimes fall short of our expectations in the execution? Because we make the mistake of focusing solely on strategy and planning. This is thinking about change, not “implementing” change. The implementation can be far more difficult than the … [Read more...]
Lost in Translation?
Communicating value to non-clinical buyers. By Brian Sullivan Imagine this: You’re in the middle of a pitch with a non-clinical buyer – let’s say a hospital administrator – and you’re explaining your product. You’re dropping phrases like “angioplasty-ready catheterization” or “end-to-end biocompatible coatings” like they’re part of everyday conversation. You pause for a … [Read more...]
All Hands On Deck
CME hosts ninth annual National Sales Meeting in Newport, Rhode Island. Courtesy of CME It was All Hands On Deck as account managers, manufacturing partners, equipment planning partners, and industry experts gathered together for three days of networking, relationship building, learning, and discussions around emerging healthcare industry trends. Set against the … [Read more...]
Leading with Heart
Being a specialty distributor has allowed Lynn Medical’s Chris Fagnani to cultivate strong relationships with manufacturers, clients and the industry at large. By Pete Mercer Lynn Medical is a family-owned, nationwide distributor of medical-surgical products, specializing in diagnostic cardiology and imaging. Lynn Medical strives to offer their clients innovative … [Read more...]