TractManager Expert:
Michael Hardin
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
Provider Contracts Are Unique, but Your Contracting Process Shouldn’t Be.
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Provider Onboarding May Appear Frankenstein-ish, But It Doesn’t Need to Act Like a Monster
An inefficient provider onboarding system is often a collection of disparate parts that don’t talk to each other—not unlike the body parts Victor Frankenstein assembled to build his legendary...
SDMS’s Virtual Conference Was a Valuable Experience
Presenters shared their expertise for educators, students, sonographers, and sonologists in the areas of Abdominal, OB/GYN, Vascular, and Cardiac specialties. Particular attention was called to...
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.