My life has been wrapped up in selling from the time I started my career with Time, Inc. in the early fifties and then during the intervening years I was associated with other publishing companies before I was asked to be the Publisher of Modern Healthcare in 1976. read more

The No-retirement Plan
I always get a kick (pun intended) out of Joe Paterno, the legendary Penn State football coach, when he talks about his intention to continue coaching past his current age of 83. If you’ve ever watched him on the sidelines during a game, he looks anything but his age; the man is in constant motion.
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"We always recommend the IDN Summit meetings as a 'top show' for networking opportunities. The chance to work with such a large audience of high level decision-makers in one setting allows for a quick assimilation into the corporate account arena and provides strategic opportunities for any supplier. It is also a great occasion to stay close to the issues affecting healthcare delivery and a venue to be involved in improving them."
Maria Hames
Partner, Healthcare Links
"There hasn’t been a more important time for CEOs to be engaged in the healthcare supply chain than now. Balancing the need to be technologically advanced with the need to maintain solid financial footing means that leaders have to examine their supply chain as an integral part of system strategy. What I want to accomplish at the IDN Summit, and beyond, is to get the right kind of dialogue going with the right people."
Chuck Lauer
Former Publisher
Modern Healthcare








