April 2013 Issue

Edition: Vol 21 Number 04

Seamless Transitions
Reducing hospital readmissions demands a patient’s transition from the inpatient to outpatient setting is smooth.

What’s Old is New

The Lab Guy: Updates with OSHA

twenty years of repertoire: the 2000s

Windshieldtime

Quick Bytes

Contracting Executive Profile
For one supply chain executive, his IDN’s success rests on a strong procurement infrastructure.

Broadening Horizons
Materials management association kicks off Cost-Quality-Outcomes initiative

Transitions without Readmissions
Poor communication among caregivers, physicians and patients within the long-term-care continuum can lead to complications and inevitably hospital readmissions.

EOL Tech Talk: Molecular Testing
A new age of science is hitting home for distributor sales reps.

Hepatitis C Virus Infection
HCV Testing can prevent long-term consequences of the disease

Healthy reps: Making Tracks
As the first signs of spring draw more runners outdoors, sales reps are reminded to keep safety in mind

REP Corner: Andy Pancratz, From Courts to Consultant
The college sports scene teaches one longtime rep about commitment and perseverance.

Nancy Deswysen: Simply living
In retirement, former regional sales manager is focusing on gratitude

Lasting Impressions
Leonard Kolender, “Mr. K,” of The Burrows Company would have been 100 this August

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