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Articles in April, 2004 issue of Healthcare Purchasing News

• CMS to slow payment of noncompliant claims
• Carotid stenting reduces stroke
• Automation for FDA barcode compliance offered
• Productivity software
• Cleaning T-Handle
• Swing and miss; will you be fooled by fakes? It's not that difficult
  by Dave McKinley
• Senators question McClellan before approving as Medicare Chief
• Defibrillators beat drug in heart failure trial
• Surgical-site infection: the operation was a success, but the patient died
  by Susan Cantrell
• Lubricating gel
• Loop holding and dispensing system
• Ankle wrap
• Spacesaver SurgiCenter
• New Web-based assessment tool targets bariatric surgery
• Kits and trays: expanding on a value-driven product
  by Jeannie Akridge
• Flashing instruments, record storage, wrap converting, and set density
  by Ray Taurasi
• Fluid warmer
• Labeling systems
• 2004 top ten list: "how to get more out of your healthcare office equipment"
• Quest to pay $11.35 min in whistle-blower case
• Spotlighting specialty hospitals: hype, hope or harm for acute care? Critics contend they cherry pick lucrative cases but supporters simply call that sour grapes
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• Planning for disasters and epidemics
• Mobile work centers
• Wheelchair back support
• Worth repeating
• Proposed rule would require recording nurse staffing levels
• Study shows that balloon usually not needed before stent
• Scope repair options raise tough questions, draw mixed reviews
  by Julie E. Williamson
• Syphilis test kit
• Medical chart security bag
• Supply chain business planning: improving performance and reducing costs
  by Keith Ferguson
• Judge rejects U.S. demand for medical records
• Wrong patient undergoes cardiac catheterization
• Infection control and related events
• Testicle shields
• Peracetic acid test kit
• Anesthetic tube holder
• ISI product info
• HHS launches national education campaign to combat obesity
• Canada bird flu more pathogenic than first thought
• Furniture and flooring choices offer more than meets the eyes
  by Jeannie Akridge
• Ultra-low temperature freezer
• Needle destroyer
• Antiviral claims for skincare products
  by Steven M. Christenson
• What are we thinking?
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• FDA recalls faulty patient lift devices
• CDC issues guidelines for infants born to mothers with West Nile virus
• Medical Center East standardizes with ultrasonic cutting and coagulation system
  by DeNene Cofield
• Instrument loss control system
• Patient identification system
• Gloves and latex allergy
  by Esah Yip
• More insurers deny coverage for weight-loss surgery
• Counterfeit combat: chips raise the stakes in fighting fakes
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• First progressive scan autoclavable camera introduced
• Heat therapy
• Hemoglobin and hematocrit testing system
• Raising the bar: why central service certification makes a difference
  by Don Gordon
• Fast stats
• Health insurance scams on the rise
• APIC re-emphasizes hand hygiene as infection control
• CS success rests on commitment to ongoing education
• Bariatric wheelchair
• Adjustable monitor arm
• Infant security systems