Monthly Archives: August 2012

Why hospitals are increasing their physician hiring

Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin

By David Martin, president and CEO of VeinInnovations In the 1990s, hospitals were hiring physicians, trying to snap up successful practices to increase their market share and grow their referral bases. Hiring physicians turned out to cost the hospitals money. …

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What are we paying for?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by admin

By David Martin, president and CEO of VeinInnovations The United States now spends close to 18% of our GDP on healthcare, a cost that is unsustainable. If our results were perfect, it would be worth the money, but sadly, our …

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Why the Nursing Shortage Exists

Posted on August 14, 2012 by admin

By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations Anyone who’s been treated at a hospital knows how important nurses are, and what a large role they play in tending a patient’s needs. A shortage began in 1998 and eased, ironically, …

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In Office Dispensing

Posted on August 7, 2012 by admin

By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations Let me start off with an quick note on the decline of general practitioners. There is a shortage of general practitioners in the United States, a fact that we wring our hands …

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