Med One Blog

Cell Phone Danger

Pokemon Go in the street.

By Ibby Smith Stofer

Are you holding a cell phone at this moment? Can you see your colleagues talking on one? If you are sitting in a restaurant or other crowded area, are there many people with cell phones in use? Do you see children playing video or games on a cell phone? How old do you think those children are? By chance, is there a pregnant woman with a cell phone on her bulging tummy, maybe playing Bach to the baby?

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Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

By Ibby Smith Stofer

Swimming in churning waters can either sink you or make you stronger!

The healthcare waters are churning, the rapids of change are swirling, and the challenge is to conquer the storm and reach the other side a stronger partner or provider dedicated to making a difference in how America’s healthcare is provided.

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Why Med One?

Meeting with Doctor

By Ibby Smith Stofer

Why Choose to do business with Med One Capital?

Med One Capital has a long history of successfully discovering the needs and pain points of its customers. As a company we serve two unique customer markets: healthcare providers and vendor partners. While both are unique, both equally value Med One's understanding of their needs and pains.

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Purchasing Used Medical Devices: A Recipe for Success

IV Infusion Pump For Nursing Lab

By Ibby Smith Stofer

Have you ever wished there was a guide to help you get the best medical equipment for your money? Here are questions to ask and research to perform when considering pre-owned devices.

Choosing the right equipment for your nursing or respiratory simulation labs requires knowing your healthcare community and the standardized technology choices of the healthcare providers in your market, including the clinical or financial reasons behind these choices. This is key to providing your students with career opportunities.

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Buy New or Used

Used Alaris System

By Ibby Smith Stofer

How will you know if buying used medical equipment is right for you? What do you need to ask, know and consider?

As most of us know, there are risks and rewards to buying used products, whether it’s a home, car, computer or other piece of technology.

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National Hospital Week

AHA National hospital logo

Thank you. It is just two words, but when you offer it to the dedicated, professionals who work every day to make people of all ages in our hospitals be a little more comfortable these two words can go a long way.

These individuals can be those who sweep or clean the rooms, who serve the meals, or those who clean the equipment used in daily care, to the laundry or the cafeteria where friends and families seek rest from caring. Or perhaps they are the nurses, physicians or technicians who interact with the patient. Whatever job they hold it often goes unthanked by patients and their families who simply miss that opportunity.

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Financing Decisions

Old or New

By Ibby Smith Stofer

Do I go to the bank or use a leasing company?

In a world of ever-decreasing human interaction, why would someone seek the help of an unfamiliar leasing company when their local banker calls them by name, or at least gives them the option to speak with them face to face?

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What is in a Name?

Nurse Putting On Nametag

By Ibby Smith Stofer

No matter what you call it, this matters to your success in sales and customer satisfaction.

Names change. If, like me, you have spent a great deal of time serving the needs of healthcare providers, then you know this. I’m not talking about name changes due to merger and acquisition trends, or the rebranding efforts that many well-known healthcare providers are undertaking. I’m talking about the simple titles for various departments.

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Sales Negotiation can be a beautiful dance—or it can be a disaster.

IV Infusion Pump For Nursing Lab

By Ibby Smith Stofer

Have you ever wished there was a guide to help you get the best medical equipment for your money? Here are questions to ask and research to perform when considering pre-owned devices.

Choosing the right equipment for your nursing or respiratory simulation labs requires knowing your healthcare community and the standardized technology choices of the healthcare providers in your market, including the clinical or financial reasons behind these choices. This is key to providing your students with career opportunities.

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Healthcare - Four Letter Word

The weight of cost in healthcare

By Ibby Smith Stofer

As a healthcare executive are you tired of that one four-letter word that nags you day in and day out?

Do you feel you have repeatedly stressed its importance to every member of your team time and time again, yet the same results continue to plague your organization?

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