Healthcare Purchasing News

View more issues:

Articles in Dec, 2005 issue of Healthcare Purchasing News

• Study of Wal-Mart reveals first benefits of RFID
• Texas first state to adopt saFe patient handling law for nurses
• Cheek swab helps spot early lung cancer
• High temperature tolerant stretch fiber withstands industrial laundering
• Worth repeating
• Novation's CEO announces plans to retire in 2006
• Hand hygiene: are we doing better?
  by Cynthia T. Crosby
• High density storage
• GHX, Neoforma chiefs tackle tough questions about uniting: VHA exec weighs in with provider/shareholder perspective
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• Medline kicks off year-round breast cancer awareness campaign
• UV-resistant tubing
• Lessons learned in 2005 for clinical and business success
  by Eileen McGinnity
• Growth in uninsured Americans outpacing federal spending on the healthcare safety net
• Going paperless: achievable goal or paper tiger? Key execs argue that a paperless supply chain is within reach
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• Housekeeping in the CPD; cleaning agents without germicidal benefits
• Working together to improve clinical quality: clinicians and materials managers
  by Jeff Dunn
• Technology strategy for supply chain management
  by Jamie C. Kowalski
• Research reveals path to profitable disease management programs
• Controlling the flow: infectious-waste disposal products
  by Susan Cantrell
• Hand hygiene CD-ROM
• "Smart pump" system
• Brain-function monitor
• Scope protection cases
• Antimicrobial dressing
• Chasing big money, not big nickels
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• Rebounding from near rock bottom: extreme makeover preps Indiana's Reid Hospital for success
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• Why not use a Class 5 chemical integrating indicator instead of a B.I.?
  by Charles O. Hancock
• Flushable wipes
• Battling bacteria: system-wide attacks are best weapon
  by Julie E. Williamson
• TIR 12: the device reprocessor's bill of rights
  by Ralph Basile
• Educational module explores fundamental radiation safety
• Trial finds extra oxygen during surgery reduces wound infections
• In-bed bathing system
• Latex-free surgical glove
• Fast stats
• Cooling newborns may help prevent brain damage
• Engineered seating
• ISMP, FDA plan educational campaign on error-prone medical abbreviations
• What a difference a degree makes
  by Jeannie Akridge
• Respiratory hygiene station
• Laparoscopic instruments
• Three keys to supply chain management in times of disaster
  by Paul A. Dimitruk
• Q3 wrap-up highlights deterioration for hospitals
• New web site discusses how UVC technology may help prevent bird flu
• Ready-to-use disinfectant
• CD-ROM declassifier
• How much purchasing power do you really have? Know the difference between internal and external influence
  by Lynn James Everard