IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE


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January 2020 • Volume 44, No. 1


SPECIAL FOCUS 6 Newswire/Fast Stats


10 SMART STOREROOMS, WIRELESS WAREHOUSES From blank check to budget crunch, updates may be fundamental but not infi nite


OPERATING ROOM


16 POSITIONING PATIENTS FOR SUCCESS Clinicians under pressure to detect, prevent injuries


Photo courtesy: Intermountain Healthcare 16 INFECTION PREVENTION


22 SMART FOR SAFETY & SAVINGS Don’t try to outsmart your infusion pumps, catheters and related devices


22 Prevention Update CS CONNECTION Photo courtesy: Alimed 22


28 THE QUANDARY OF ASSURING QUALITY It can be extremely challenging for CS/SPD to ensure process quality and the delivery of effective, safe and sterilized instruments and devices to clinical care areas


36 Self-Study Series Writing a winning process change proposal by Heide Ames and Karen Owens


40 IAHCSMM Viewpoint Active chapter involvement drives quality outcomes, opportunity by Julie E. Williamson


41 CS Solutions Breaking down reprocessing process; blood cells role; instrument pack weight by Ray Taurasi


Photo courtesy: ICU Medical 28 PRODUCTS & SERVICES


42 FUTURE-PROOFING PRODUCT ALERTS AND RECALLS From wired or wireless, cloud-based software to subscription-based notifi cations to artifi cial intelligence, Supply Chain’s product alert and recall process toolbox seems rife with options


EXPERT EXCLUSIVES Photo courtesy: SpecialtyCare 42


4 SKU’d Stepping stones, stumbling blocks


48 People & Opinions Preoperative skin antisepsis: Is it time to expand the playing fi eld? by Helen Johnson


50 Standard Practices Getting it right the fi rst time: The power of standardization by Karen Conway


52 Periscope A call to … [f]arms! by Ed Hardin


51 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed 2 January 2020 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com


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