IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE
PURCHASING EWS N 10
June 2016 • Volume 40, No. 6
SPECIAL FOCUS 6 Newswire/Fast Stats
10 VALUE MANAGEMENT HOLDS THE ‘FULL HOUSE IN HEALTHCARE POKER’ Supply Chain, Value pros serve as clinical economists, facilitators under value-based care.
OPERATING ROOM
14 TOOLING UP TO PREVENT NEVER EVENTS Experts tell why medical errors happen and how to avoid them.
14 Patient Connection CS CONNECTION 14
20 QUALITY IN — QUALITY OUT Best decontamination practices require diligence at every step in the process.
20 Instrumental News
26 Self-Study Series Reprocessing in the ambulatory surgery center setting by Susan Klacik
30 CS Solutions The control test-BI relationship; re-cleaning “clean” containers; special footwear in the SPD by Ray Taurasi
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32 IAHCSMM Viewpoint The power of peer mentorship in CS by Julie E. Williamson
INFECTION PREVENTION
34 PRODUCTS, PRACTICES & PARTNERSHIPS KEY TO PREVENTION 2016 Infection Prevention Buyers Guide — IP professionals, clinicians and other healthcare workers continue to huddle and fi nd ways to prevent and control HAIs. Vendor Listings ...............................46 IP/APIC Product Spotlights ..............55
PRODUCTS & SERVICES 34
58 BALANCING CLINICAL, CENTRAL SUPPLY CHAINS A CRITICAL PURSUIT Inventory management strategies must vary to satisfy the unifi ed needs of disparate customers.
58 New Technology
EXPERT EXCLUSIVES 4 Fast Foreward
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People & Opinions Follow the third-party money trail with purchased services Second of a multi-part series by Fred W. Crans
64 Worth Repeating
66 Standard Practices Driving UDI adoption: notes from the 2016 UDI Conference by Karen Conway
68 Back Talk Earning a seat at the table: making Supply Chain relevant to clinical practice by Dee Donatelli
67 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed 2 June 2016 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS •
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