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IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE


PURCHASING EWS N 10


December 2018 • Volume 42, No. 12


SPECIAL FOCUS 6 Newswire/Fast Stats


10 SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS WORTH WATCHING Supply Chain’s newest Elite weaving through consolidations, standardizations


OPERATING ROOM


16 CLEAN AND CLEAR Clinicians create better outcomes with proper air and water quality management


16 Patient Connection INFECTION PREVENTION 16


22 TEXTILES AND TECHNOLOGY Working together for better outcomes


22 Prevention Update CS CONNECTION


30 Self-Study Series Relearning vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization by Larry Talapa


34 THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF CLEANING WITH CHEMICALS Disinfectants and sterilants, the differences between them, and proper usage.


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40 CS Solutions Understanding thermal disinfection; reusable endoscope connectors by Ray Taurasi


42 IAHCSMM Viewpoint How TJC’s new survey scoring affects reprocessing professionals by Julie E. Williamson


PRODUCTS & SERVICES


44 Sustainability: Fusing eco-friendly and ego-friendly efforts How will healthcare organizations rally ‘round the passion for the cause?


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48 Depth of perception, reception How should Supply Chain be involved in sustainability initiatives?


50 How is ‘greenwashing’ whitewashing sustainability initiatives? EXPERT EXCLUSIVES


4 SKU’d Culture club


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People & Opinions GPOs transforming cost center to revenue center by John Kupice


52 Worth Repeating


54 Standard Practices Do clinicians care about GS1 standards? YES by Karen Conway


56 Periscope Eliminate four avoidable pain points in your construction project by Cindy Juhas


55 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed 2 December 2018 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com


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