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Oceans of data exist in the medical device value chain, waiting to be harnessed.
Medical Device Feb 18, 2022

Oceans of Data in the Medical Device Value Chain are Drowning Your Operation

A significant challenge facing healthcare is determining how to manage the oceans of healthcare data created across the medical device value chain, and specifically during the delivery of care.

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a pile of medical devices. syringes, masks, stethoscope, blood tubes. Signifying the need for preparedness and supply chain resilience.
Supply Chain Sep 15, 2021

Why Supply Chain Resilience is Critical: Build Flexible Medical Device Supply Chains to Survive

Medical supply chains continue to be constrained by a wide range of factors, making it more difficult to take advantage of tech advances than in other industries like retail or agriculture. Developing supply chain resilience is critical as companies look to weather these pressures.

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Loaner Set Management: a Supply Chain Challenge
Supply Chain Mar 18, 2021

Loaner Set Management: a Supply Chain Challenge

Loaner trays present significant challenges to the value chain that need to be addressed, including shipment timing, data management, and processing complexity.

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a dollar bill representing the subject medical device billing
Uncategorized Feb 22, 2021

Medical Device Billing: Strengthening Operations in Risky Times of Economic Uncertainty

When it comes to the medical device value chain, medical device billing has always been a complex and, at times, chaotic process to keep a handle on.

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Two hands wearing rubber gloves fist bumping, representing team work to manage inventory in a surgical case.
Uncategorized Feb 8, 2021

Surgical Case Access: The New Need to Track Inventory in Reduced-Contact Scenarios and Mitigate Risk

A major challenge to track inventory movement is how to keep track of your inventory when it is deployed in the field (consigned, loaned, etc.), so you can make sure it’s ready for the surgical case. But what do you do when you can’t be present in the surgical case?

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doctors in scrubs standing in an operating room, where in the post-pandemic world inventory shrinkage is an increasing issue
Uncategorized Feb 2, 2021

Inventory Shrinkage in the Post-Pandemic World: Why Visibility is More Important Than Ever

A potential risk resulting for device manufacturers and distributors is the difficulty of keeping track of consigned inventory when access to the hospital areas may be restricted. Without effective inventory tracking and device management, companies are at risk of increased medical device inventory shrinkage.

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social distancing sign in red directing all to stay 6 ft apart - the new normal
Uncategorized Jan 26, 2021

New Normal: Seize opportunities for growth and innovation in the Post-Covid New Normal

It certainly seems that we could see a return to some type of healthcare “new normal” before the end of 2021, but what will that look like in a post-COVID-19 world?

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Uncategorized Dec 4, 2020

See ya’ later, 2020!

We’ve been busy building some pretty cool stuff. We’re sharing the highlights in this post below, but much more can be found here. And, as always, we’d be happy to schedule time to talk if you’d like to see our tools live in action!

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a sales rep wearing a mask massaging their temple because of the headache caused by covid 19 medical device challenges
Uncategorized Jun 10, 2020

Covid-19 Medical Device Challenges in the Value Chain that You Need to Address to Succeed

The experience of the medical device rep has been changing rapidly for years. But nothing has impacted their lives quite like the Covid-19 challenges they are experiencing now in the medical device value chain. This article looks at those new medical device challenges facing the market.

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two healthcare workers reviewing a record while wearing masks to represent beacon free access being offered to hospitals in the wake of covid 19
Uncategorized Apr 20, 2020

Free Access: Why ConnectSx is offering free access to hospitals in the wake of COVID-19

Need a more efficient way to manage hospital inventory amid COVID-19? ConnectSx offers hospitals free access to its medical inventory management software

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New ConnectSx Patent Will Help Change the Way Medical Device Information and Support is Delivered, In and Out of the OR
Uncategorized Nov 6, 2018

New ConnectSx Patent Will Help Change the Way Medical Device Information and Support is Delivered, In and Out of the OR

We’re excited to announce ConnectSx, through Spinal Generations, LLC, has been issued US Patent #10,117,722: “Integrated surgical implant delivery system and method.” This new patent, along with patent #9,827,048 issued last November, supports the long-term vision of ConnectSx to deliver a fully integrated platform for managing medical device information and product support.

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