by thenewgreen

That approach has forced hospitals to take a hard look at the price tags of the devices, and the salespeople who are pushing the latest models. Hospitals are "starting to figure out what these reps make for a living. They feel like they're making too much money, and I think that's why they want them out," says Brent Ford, a former sales rep who now works for Nashville-based HealthTrust, a firm that handles contracting and purchasing of supplies like hip implants for 1,600 U.S. hospitals.

-I have been in the OR with medical reps

That know way more than the docs about the procedure being performed. (Not for Forever Labs but a previous job). This is stupid. You get what you pay for. If you want rep making less money then you’ll get less qualified people and if you get rid of them all-together you’ll have surgeons flying blind and increased malpractice.