2015

Physician-owned distributorships (PODs), commonly used by spinal surgeons and others to procure and distribute the medical devices for the procedures they perform, are coming under fire."While these arrangements are not always problematic, we are seeing more and more of these physician-salespeople using the very devices they sell in the surgeries and procedures they perform," … [Read more...] about Should Doctors Also Act as Device Sellers?

Healthcare costs are spiraling out of control, and hospitals and health systems are attempting to reign in spending. Organizations are scaling back and cutting corners throughout the many stages of care. In an attempt to save money, some hospitals are experimenting with a rep-less medical device sales model. In the traditional model, a medical device sales rep from the … [Read more...] about 5 reasons why taking device sales reps out of the OR is a big mistake