MedTech Roundup

Novasyte Health is excited to share that we are an Exhibitor at AORN 2019. The event, tagged the "#1 Conference for OR Nurses," is happening in Nashville, Tennessee from Saturday, April 6 through Wednesday, April 10. 

First presented in 1954, the AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo is acknowledged as the largest gathering of perioperative professionals in the world and the largest surgical products trade show in the United States.

Novasyte Health announces today that Chief Financial Officer, Neil Thomas, is a Finalist in the 2019 CFO of the Year Awards by San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ). A panel of judges, made up of the region's top financial leaders, selected candidates who overcame unique challenges and stood out among other local CFOs. The winner will be announced on March 28, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla Aventine.

Novasyte Health is excited to announce that we have been named one of eight Suppliers of the Year by Becton Dickinson (BD) at the annual Supplier Recognition Awards that took place on March 12, 2019. This marks an important milestone in our long-standing partnership with BD.

"We are thrilled to receive the honor from BD and look forward to the efforts we will both make toward our mission of improving the lives of patients," said Novasyte CEO and Chairman, Tim Gleeson.

Novasyte is proud to welcome its newest member of the corporate team, Nadja Hale, who officially started her role as Healthcare Recruiter in late February 2019.

Learn more about Nadja with her Q&A session below.

At Novasyte, we are proud to foster a culture of inclusivity. For February, we recognize and honor Black History Month. First celebrated in 1925 to recognize the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas, the celebration was expanded to a month in 1976 as encouraged by President Gerald Ford. He urged Americans to, “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”

Throughout the month, Novasyte has celebrated by coming together as a team for a diversity potluck as well as sharing a playlist from Spotify. (*Disclaimer: some songs have explicit language; Novasyte does not endorse this playlist but we think it is another fun way to feel connected to the month.) 

Before the month is over, we want to highlight a key member of our Novafamily; a successful, inspirational, female leader who is an essential member of our team - our Director of Payroll & Expense, Theresa Reed.

Learn more about Theresa below. 

In the first months of the new year, people are often looking for a change. There are three common changes in the minds of many professionals, including lifestyle, working environment and potentially, employment. 

If you are a Registered Nurse (RN) interested in opportunities away from traditional bedside care, Novasyte can offer all of those things. Novasyte partners with medical device companies to assist them with a variety of product commercialization services, including product education. Today, we hire hundreds of RNs as Clinical Nurse Educators. They travel the country and teach their fellow nurses how to safely use new, cutting-edge technologies.

Field actions happen; even to the most diligent organizations.

Organizations across the medical device manufacturing industry understand this as a sharp reality. Over the last decade, however, product recalls have substantially increased and are reaching record highs. Over 208 million devices were recalled in the beginning of 2018, more than the total number of recalled devices in all of 2017.

Novasyte is a Sponsor of this year's Field Service Medical, the Medical Device Service Conference, happening in San Diego, CA from Monday, February 25 through Wednesday, February 27. The conference is for MedTech leaders focused in customer success, service and support.  

A few of our team members will be at the show, including including Hillary Medina, our Vice President of Field and Recall Solutions, Heidi Porter, our Director of Sales - Northwest, and Stephanie Kaderli, our Director of Sales - Southwest. 

Novasyte is proud to welcome its newest member of the corporate team, Jaimie C. Burke, who officially started her role as Marketing Content Specialist in late January 2019.

Learn more about Jaimie with her Q&A session below.

When it comes to electronic medical records, several words beginning with ‘F’ may come to mind.

You may be surprised to learn that, according to an article by Sarah Kliff, faxes still account for as much as 75 percent of all medical communication (Kliff, 2018). This is due to several factors. One of the main drivers is the lack of interoperability between competing electronic medical records systems.

So the fax machine survives, even though it is a dated technology widely despised by stakeholders throughout the healthcare spectrum.

Advantages to the fax machine include that it doesn’t require a login to access nor does it need months of training to operate. However, while these can be seen as benefits for end users, challenges arise when analyzing the security, traceability and confirmation of faxed documents.