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Articles in August, 2005 issue of Healthcare Purchasing News

• Fast stats
• Panel urges HIV screening for all pregnancies
• Kaleida invests $1.1 million in new medication delivery system
• Rootin' for Rudy; respectful of Robert
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• New guidelines for the prevention and control of influenza released
• Stuck in a rut? 'Asymmetrical thinking' can spur CS success
• Weight loss surgeries on the rise
• Suite success: integrated operating rooms up the ante
  by Jeannie Akridge
• Push for perfection: carts, storage units stack up on security, safety, flexibility
  by Julie E. Williamson
• Searching for managerial, leadership skills along the yellow brick road
  by Walton Justice
• Studies show medical malpractice payouts not increasing
• Are wraps getting the rap? Migrating to rigid container systems
  by Susan Cantrell
• Super-oxygenated water may have potential to kill bacteria
• Sales versus scholarship in medical device procurement
  by Eileen McGinnity
• Fighting and managing ventilator-associated pneumonia
  by Cynthia T. Crosby
• Patient safety and sterile processing
  by Mary Velasco
• Senators and hospital groups express support initiative promoting GPO transparency
• FDA halts expansion of network to monitor medical device safety
• Strategies for improving supply chain management in perioperative services
  by Tom Montanaro
• Barred and feathered
  by Bruce R. Wray
• Ripe for recognition, resolute for readiness: administrative spotlight brightens ICP outlook
• GAO reports on Medicare hospital outpatient drug prices
• Healthcare carts and storage suppliers
• Up close with HealthTech's research team: gazing into the crystal ball of technology trends
  by Rick Dana Barlow
• Wetness in wrapped sets; handling biological indicators; CS licensing
  by Ray Taurasi
• Worth repeating
• Study shows gold-colored bacteria more dangerous
• IHA data reveal Pay for Performance program
• New antibiotic for resistant bacteria
• Central service then and now: the case of Boone Hospital Center
  by Betty Vaughn
• Burning questions: when small device defects become big problems for patients and surgeons
• A review of current reprocessing guidelines for flexible endoscopes
  by Greg Skorczewski
• Addressing material handling injuries
  by James M. Sheridan