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Articles in March, 2005 issue of Healthcare Purchasing News

• Collaboration nets 17% annual savings in maintenance costs; $118,050 in first 3 years + potential $29,398 in equipment buys
• AHA unveils goals for improving U.S. health system; urges stakeholder support
• New localized pain treatment system available
• Medication safety report for hospitals shows improvement in every category
• 'Smart' features make today's major surgical lighting systems shine
  by Julie E. Williamson
• Supermax
• Waste container
• Workstation
• In search of a software solution that works for you: it goes beyond a simple RFI or RFP
  by Jamie C. Kowalski
• Medical liability system hinders improvements in patient safety
• AACN has 6 steps to improve patient safety
• Skytron
• Wall storage
• Laboratory safety labeling
• Definition of hospital supply 'savings' needed
• F.D.A. may approve implant as depression treatment
• 4th Annual Gloves Buyers Guide: the wave felt around the world
• Architectural entrances
• Sterilization-resistant labels
• Navigating through the 'shadow market' to successful vendor negotiations
  by Eileen McGinnity
• Fast stats
• Sleep apnea screening test may allow quicker triage
• Regent Medical
• Steam sterilization integrator
• Supplier diversity: corporate culture and supplier diversity
  by Robert A. Scavone
• CMS proposes e-prescribing standards
• Hospital infections kill more than AIDS, breast cancer, & traffic accidents
• Medline
• Computed Radiography
• High-speed folder/inserter
• Using work teams and high efficiency vacuums to clean patient rooms
  by James P. Connors
• Bariatric products & equipment
• Examination lights
• The importance of education: identifying truth and myths in infection control
  by Darcy L. Helder
• Wipe test fixture
• An eye on CS cost constraints: IAHCSMM builds more value into member services
• Selection of antiretroviral medications provided under U.S. emergency plan is limited
• Healthcare expense management experts release white paper on shared services
• Viruses/compounds added to list of cancer-agents
• Lilly announces individual bar coding on all insulin vials
• Laparoscopic electrodes
• An issue of trust
  by Robert H. Perry
• Bush budget proposes cuts for CDC, gains for local community health
• Up close with Neoforma's Bob Zollars: dot-com chief talks candidly about the rollercoaster ride of losing money, making money and saving money for healthcare facilities
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• Reducing surgical fire risk
  by Cynthia T. Crosby
• Weighty issues require careful planning
  by Jeannie Akridge
• Adult washcloths
• Worth repeating
• Standing technology funding guide
• Party like it's Y2K
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• Medicare drug aid to cost $720b over next decade
• Ensuring effectiveness: monitoring washer-disinfectors
  by Susan Cantrell
• New technology optimizes joint replacement
• Exam gloves
• Customizable TPE cords
• Cleaning up after your dirty data
  by Karyn Seitz
• Secrets to smart inventory control
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• Sterile shelf life? Stacking sterilization containers? Plants in CPD lounge?
  by Ray Taurasi
• Hospital sued over bariatric surgeries
• Enzymatic detergent
• Infrared dispenser