IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE
PURCHASING EWS N 10
July 2016 • Volume 40, No. 7
SPECIAL FOCUS 6 Newswire/Fast Stats
10 PHYSICIAN PREFERENCE: OPERATING ROOM
18 PPE — PREPARED FOR PREVENTION EVERY TIME Facilities and manufacturers are working to step up compliance and adjust to new requirements. Vendor Listings ..................24 Product Spotlights .............26
18 INFECTION PREVENTION
28 COMPLIANT AND COMPETITIVE IN THE ASC Winning in the ambulatory surgery center arena means fi nding ways to implement and execute best practices and standards similar to those practiced by hospitals.
28 Prevention Update CS CONNECTION
36 UNCOMMON SENSE CS/SPD certifi cation and training should be universal, but the pathway to reach that aim includes a lot of curves.
36 Instrumental News 28
42 Self-Study Series TCO in the SPD: Forethought can lead to more economical equipment ownership and operation by Melissa Gonsalves and Sarah Lazzara
46 IAHCSMM Viewpoint Workplace bullying: what it is, how to stop it by Julie E. Williamson
47 CS Solutions Medical grade air; dry vs. moist instrument transport; multiple inspection magnifi ers by Ray Taurasi
36 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
48 STRIVING FOR SHIP, SHIP HOORAY! MOMENTS Freight and shipping management can generate easy wins after diffi cult searches, so why isn’t it more prevalent?
48 New Technology 57 New Products
EXPERT EXCLUSIVES 4 Fast Foreward
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People & Opinions Supply Chain, physicians bond around new technology
54 Worth Repeating
56 Standard Practices The human side of UDI by Karen Conway
58 Having My Say The perfect purchased services program. Last of a multi-part series by Fred Crans
60 Back Talk Taking stock of capital acquisition procedures by David S. Kaczmarek
59 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed 2 July 2016 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS •
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SUPPLY CHAIN MATTERS FOR PATIENT, INDUSTRY HEALTH Four MDs dismantle professional stereotypes about attitudes, motives and business relationships.
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