By Pete Mercer Carlos Llamas is a Manager of DTS/special services for CME, based in Anaheim, California. He oversees DTS operations and special projects throughout the western region, including Alaska and Hawaii.  Llamas was drawn to healthcare because he believes that helping others is his life’s calling. He initially wanted to be a firefighter, but after … [Read more...]

By Pete Mercer Benjamin Stanley is a lead installer at CME, where he coordinates the delivery and installation of medical equipment for their customers. For 17 years, Stanley has worked with CME to ensure that the equipment is installed correctly and efficiently, ensuring that his customers have everything that they need to provide better care outcomes for their … [Read more...]

By Pete Mercer Melani Provost is the Director of 3PL services for Cardinal Health’s Global Medical Products and Distribution business. Her team provides logistics, warehousing and distribution services for healthcare product manufacturers, helping them get products to the providers they support. Provost has worked in the healthcare industry for almost 10 years. She says … [Read more...]

By Pete Mercer Kelly Peterson is the Director of Operations for Cardinal Health’s medical products distribution center in Dixon, California, where she and her team are responsible for receiving, storing, and shipping medical products to more than 160 hospitals and healthcare facilities across northern California. Peterson has worked in healthcare distribution for 12 … [Read more...]

From managing disruptions to finding smarter ways to deliver critical products, these supply chain professionals help keep hospitals and clinics ready for whatever comes next. Healthcare doesn’t begin when a patient walks through the doors of a hospital or clinic. Long before a physician enters an exam room or a nurse prepares for a procedure, thousands of people are … [Read more...]

Before you chase another cold account, find out how much of your best one you actually own. By Brian Sullivan, CSP Last spring I spent a day riding with a rep named Dale. Fifteen years in, he knew everybody – the kind of guy who gets waved past the front desk without breaking stride. He told me about his best account, a multi-site clinic group he’d had for eight … [Read more...]

Experts discuss trending priorities within women’s health. By Jenna Hughes As research and understanding of women’s health continues to advance, providers are taking a closer look at female health across the lifespan. Each life stage for women – especially the menopause transition – can influence long-term health outcomes, such as lifelong reproductive health, … [Read more...]

How reducing greenhouse gas emissions can contribute to health system’s bottom line. By Jenna Hughes Editor’s note: The following is the final part of a three-part series on sustainability.  The fossil fuels that power hospitals are a contributor to the respiratory and cardiovascular conditions we’re treating inside them, said Gwyneth Jones, Senior Director … [Read more...]

Neuroscientist Dr. Heidi Hanna explains why stress isn’t something to eliminate – it’s a source of energy that, when managed effectively, can improve resilience, performance and long-term success. For years, stress has been treated as something to avoid, eliminate or simply endure in both our personal and professional lives. But according to neuroscientist and … [Read more...]

New technology is transforming blood smear review, reducing clinician workload while creating opportunities for collaboration, consultation and teaching across IDNs. By Jim Poggi Hematology automation for cell counts (WBC, RBC and platelets) dates back over 75 years. But for detailed morphology (cell types and structures) of WBC and RBC subtypes, the microscope and … [Read more...]