TractManager Experts
Michael Hardin joined MD Buyline in January 2017 as Senior Manager of Customer Experience & Training. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the high-tech hardware/software, storage, and medical device imaging industries. His previous positions included senior management roles with HPE Security, 3PAR, Sun Microsystems, and Siemens. Michael served nine years in the U.S. Navy, where he was a senior biomedical engineer.
Michael Hardin has Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Information Systems from the University of Phoenix and in Health Care Management from Southern Illinois University. He received his MBA in International Business from California State University East Bay.
Michael Hardin, MBA
Customer Experience Manager
Limitations of Manual Contract Management
Most people wouldn’t dream of using a card catalog to access a library book. Those index cards were replaced long ago by digital, searchable catalogs that make it much quicker and easier to...
Remote-Based Tools: Essential to Optimizing the Business of Healthcare
As I sit here in San Francisco, drinking tea and looking around my new office space — a recently converted walk-in closet — I reflect on the trials and tribulations of working from home. Like many...
The Importance of Contract Request Management
Contracts are the lifeblood of any organization, especially in the healthcare arena. So, how does a contract come to life? In these times of tight budgets, it’s all the more important to know...
Top 10 Negotiating Strategies
Skilled negotiators are like musical virtuosos. They have an extensive repertoire of tactics from which to draw, and they know when and how to make them a part of their performance. But negotiating healthcare contracts for capital, purchased services, and IT services can test the artistry of even the most masterful negotiator.