The surgery is scheduled for 9 am sharp. The patient was in a car accident only a couple of hours ago and requires surgery immediately. The surgeons are prepared, the family is in the waiting room praying that their loved one will be okay, and the medical device representative gets to work. With advancements in technology, specific medical devices now exist that save lives and repair bodies. The surgeons can focus on performing a successful surgery and not worry about the technology.
We all know Uber. We know it’s efficient and it does a relatively good job of being transparent. That is, when we request a ride, it keeps us informed about when it will arrive and how much it will cost. But how will it work for trucking and logistics? Will that efficiency scale and translate?
The robots are coming. Well, maybe. We’ll know soon
For the past decade, the status quo of critical transportation can be summed up in one word: stagnate. Quality of service, picking up parcels on time, and meeting an expected delivery time was all that mattered. Companies had backups and backups of providers to create services and costs to leverage against one another. That demand created an environment solely focused on service and not a partnership.
If there is one word to describe the energy that surrounded the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) this year, it’s enthusiasm. I use the term enthusiasm, rather than a bland mix of “passion” because it highlights an array of adjectives that cover the multiple personas attending the conference.
There is a high disregard for the capabilities of the millennial generation in the workplace. Initial comments discuss laziness, complacency, the generation that received gold stars and trophies no matter what place you finished. While that last statement may be true (my trophy case from little league baseball, soccer, and football represents every medal you could place), that does not reflect the ingenuity I observe from this young generation.
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