Health Industry Today articles from December 1997

Health Industry Today archives from December 1997

Coronary care: the heartbeat of America extends beyond U.S. shores.
December 1, 1997... Just 14 years after a retired dentist named Barney Clark was fitted with the world's first heart transplant, patients with similar, but more advanced transplants are snowboarding on the Colorado mountains. Now, more than 2,000 U.S. patients...

Premier moves ahead with next: generation group purchasing plans. (Premier Inc's innovative group purchasing scheme)
December 1, 1997... Backed by contract compliance, powered by huge sums of money, steered by influence and lifted by perception, Premier Inc. is, with deliberate speed, crafting what might be called the next generation group purchasing organization. Nearly two...

CardioThoracic picks up beat with next generation off-pump bypass system. (CardioThoracic Systems Inc's revolutionary coronary artery bypass system)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1997... Educational efforts aimed at training surgeons to perform what is still a new and evolving procedure is at the forefront of the marketing effort on behalf of the latest generation of the beating heart bypass system manufactured and sold by...

HIGPA builds successful event on reverse trade show concept. (Health Industry Group Purchasing Association)
December 1, 1997... There appears to be plenty of room in the medical device industry for a second "reverse" trade show, and the Health Industry Group Purchasing Assn. appears to be more than willing to put together such an event. The so-called reverse trade show...

Premier program to help launch innovative products. (Premier Inc)
December 1, 1997... In the next few months, Premier Inc. will roll out what it believes is a medical product-based concept that will help both members and business partners. Tentatively known as the Premier Innovation Institute, the program, still in its early...

Identifying decision-makers will drive sales.
December 1, 1997... Savvy sales people understand that few purchase decisions in the medical field are made in a vacuum without the decision maker consulting others. You've got to identify the players or you'll be left out in the cold. Here are the people involved...

Isolyser's once promising fortunes could soon wash out. (medical supplies company)
December 1, 1997... What is going on at Isolyser? The Norcross, Ga.-based company burst on the scene about two years ago with its intriguing line of sterile operating room linens that could be tossed into a specially prepared washing machine and literally sent down...

Purchasing managers: manufacturing sector strengthens in October.
December 1, 1997... The pace of economic activity in the nation's manufacturing sector grew at a faster rate in October than in September, according to the most recent report from the National Assn. of Purchasing Management. Growth in the overall economy continued...