tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post1064979151648882627..comments2024-02-24T06:25:59.743-08:00Comments on The Spine Blogger: If GE Can Do It, Why Can't We?Musculoskeletal Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873819014357051373noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-58863292453954256762011-11-02T01:43:26.864-07:002011-11-02T01:43:26.864-07:00The Corpo-Fascist Furher of Strykerland, Mein Mac...The Corpo-Fascist Furher of Strykerland, Mein MacMillian would pimp his mother to Zimmer if he thought it would make Wall Street get a hard on. The more Stryker expands the less manageable (what is left of compentent middle management) this corporation becomes. Pretty soon we will be seeing rusty nails sold as pedicle screws. Stryker products are overpriced plasma sprayed knock-offs. <br /><br />Strykerland motto is "if our device doesn't kill, infect, break or cause metallosis, than it will only make you wish you were dead and that is OK with Strykerland's high command, because dead people can't sue for defective and cheaply manufactured medical devices." <br /><br />Otherwise, look on the bright side, Strykerland just added a few more million lower caste slaves to work in their contaminated filthy plants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-64452518997190197132009-10-07T09:03:41.956-07:002009-10-07T09:03:41.956-07:00I foresee the device rep moving more to a pharma t...I foresee the device rep moving more to a pharma type compensation plan where a base is set and a bonus/commission structure is maxed out at a particular level. Reps will still make a good living, but the days of 500k - 1m in commissions are fading into historydukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053910588345780030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-2709732916828855742009-10-05T11:13:44.828-07:002009-10-05T11:13:44.828-07:00MDV: I am the first to agree with you that the co...MDV: I am the first to agree with you that the commission structure must, and will be reduced to something palatable. The reason is that doctors are no longer aligned with just the companies, today, they have created business partnership with distributors. Just look at large physician distribution programs. Ergo the commentary, distributor brokers. You get no argument from me when it comes to the future modification of compensation, because it is coming. As for taxes, I have always been an advocate of paying my fair share of taxes. Companies and financial people always complain because its part of their DNA. When times are great, no one complains, when times are bad, everyone screams bloody murder. Your commentary is well appreciated.Musculoskeletal Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873819014357051373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-1421495252318963552009-10-05T09:37:45.084-07:002009-10-05T09:37:45.084-07:00Sounds like your commission check is going down. ...Sounds like your commission check is going down. Funny, when the dollars come out of your pocket it's not good. But, when a new tax is imposed on the corporate level, that's acceptable. <br /><br />Many, reps argue that they're on top of the device food chain, however, thier surgoens often let them know daily that they're really at the bottom. Companies see the rep as a liability. Insruance companies see the rep as a liability. Hospitals see the rep as a liability, heck many patients don't wish to authorize a rep in the room.<br /><br />Want reduced healthcare costs, reduce the "rep as surgeon agent" fees. Reduce commission rates to something pallatable.<br /><br />New taxes are not the answer. Seriously, if the device industry is taxed, do you really think that tax will not flow through to you and the end payor?Medical Deviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325100564527795476noreply@blogger.com