Avnet Technology Solutions’ HealthPathTM practice has helped value-added resellers (VARs) achieve higher sales in the healthcare technology market. Sales hit a record high of more than 40% last year, thanks to HealthPathTM. Introduced in March 2006, Avnet’s HealthPathTM practice offers in-depth pre and post-sales support, comprehensive training, and market-specific technology solutions for VARs, independent software vendors (ISVs), and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). HealthPathTM includes industry-leading HealthPathTM university courses that help Avnet’s partners gain better knowledge of the industry, the hardships the healthcare professionals face, and the terminology used in this specialized $40-billion vertical market. Avnet Technology Solutions is a distributor of enterprise computing products, software, and services with locations in more than 30 countries
Department of Defense and Veteran Awards given to medical/surgical manufacturers
BD; Retractable Technologies, Inc.; and Sage Products, Inc. have been named the 2007 champions of the first U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Veteran Awards (VA) for healthcare-product data quality. The awards are given to medical/surgical manufacturers who adhere to certain data-quality specifications that eventually contribute to internal-data synchronization programs at the DoD and VA. The DoD and VA recognized eight leading manufacturers. The champion designation is awarded to manufacturers who adhere to the most-stringent criteria. The leader designation is given manufacturers who exceed data-quality requirements at the item level in terms of coverage, completeness of packaging, and frequency of updates. The DoD introduced the product-data synchronization program in 2003 to develop supply chains and decrease costs to better support war efforts. The VA joined the data-synchronization efforts through DoD/VA Joint Incentive Funding.
Active Healthcare opens new office in Durham
Active Healthcare, Inc. has opened a new office in Durham. Located at University Tower, 3100 Tower Blvd., the new facility opened on August 1. Of the new development, Lisa Feierstein, founder of Active Healthcare, said, “This is an ideal location for our Durham and Chapel Hill patients, and we are excited to expand our presence in the Triangle.” Active Healthcare, Inc. works in close association with local doctors and patients to provide respiratory equipment for conditions such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea. Active Healthcare has worked with physicians to enhance patients’ quality of life by managing respiratory health for nearly 20 years.
