Archive | May, 2008

Changes At The Top – DCC

by Frank Barlin on May 28, 2008 in All, Editorial, Healthcare Marketing, Investors

Many people in the healthcare industry do not know the company DCC. What they should know however is that it is a very successful €5 billion business services and distribution company based in Ireland. While a small part of overall revenues, their healthcare business has revenues approaching €300 million making it very significant in the [...]

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Healthcare – Central Europe – Take Note McCain, Clinton and Obama

by Frank Barlin on May 27, 2008 in Editorial

In the heady days of Medicare cost cuts, national competitive bidding, healthcare industry protests, the political healthcare reform proposals of Clinton, Obama, McCain – as well as the Michael Moore take on all these things – here is a cost cutting solution from the prosperous central European country – the Czech Republic. Formally free doctor [...]

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Two Important France Trade Shows – Everything (Almost) You Wanted To Know About The French Healthcare Industry

by Frank Barlin on May 19, 2008 in All, Editorial, Healthcare Marketing, Home Healthcare, Medical Devices

Both events are conveniently located in Paris this year. May 27 – 30, 2008 Hopitalexpo-Intermedica is a combined meeting of the FFH (French Hospital Federation) which represents 2000 major hospitals in France and Intermedica which is composed of the major national trade organizations. June 11 – 13, 2008 Autonomic is a trade and consumer meeting [...]

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The New Prostate Cancer InfoLink and Social Network

by admin on May 3, 2008 in All, Editorial, Healthcare Marketing, Home Healthcare

Guest blogger Arnon Krongrad, MD What do these people have in common: 1) a 39-y old stay-at-home mom in Florida, 2) a web master in Melbourne Australia, 3) a gay Broadway producer, 4) the Clinical Director of Psycho-Oncology at the Winship Cancer Center at Emory University, and 5) a dentist in Ottawa? They are all [...]

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