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Washing away the flu blues
Picture this: you're walking down stairs, sliding your hand along the rail where a child had walked before you, who also slid his hand along the...
Healthcare Purchasing News, 11/01/09 by Susan Cantrell · More from publication -
Masking the flu: preparing for a pandemic
The moment we've been dreading is now official. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared that an influenza pandemic is definitely...
Healthcare Purchasing News, 10/01/09 by Susan Cantrell · More from publication -
Performing under pressure: caring for decubitus ulcers
A recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) declared that hospital stays of patients with pressure ulcers are on the...
Healthcare Purchasing News, 08/01/09 by Susan Cantrell · More from publication -
Managing change: the constant in wound care
Most people look forward to surgery with mixed emotions. Yes, we want our health problem fixed; no, we don't want to endure the recovery period....
Healthcare Purchasing News, 07/01/09 by Susan Cantrell · More from publication -
Hot topic: managing temperature optimizes patient outcomes
There was a time when temperature management mainly was limited to selection of which orifice to use for the thermometer. Options today are light...
Healthcare Purchasing News, 06/01/09 by Susan Cantrell · More from publication -
Advances in patient monitors promote safer patient environment
What's new in patient monitoring stems? So very much. Amazing changes have taken place in patient monitors in the past 5 to 10 years. There are...
Healthcare Purchasing News, 05/01/09 by Susan Cantrell · More from publication -
Infection-prevention front line successes
We hear so much doom and gloom these days that it's really uplifting to hear good news. The good news in infection control is that it's working and...
Healthcare Purchasing News, 04/01/09 by Susan Cantrell · More from publication -
Technology aids medical detectives in tracking HAIs
Epidemiologists are the Sherlock Holmes of medicine. As medical detectives, epidemiologists' mission is to track down causes of morbidity and...
Healthcare Purchasing News, 03/01/09 by Susan Cantrell · More from publication -
Outfitting the inner sanctum: trends in surgical suites
The operating room (OR) has experienced a tremendous transformation in recent years. Technology reigns, and technology needs its space. In fact,...
Healthcare Purchasing News, 02/01/09 by Susan Cantrell · More from publication -
Bundling: the kiss method for preventing HAIs
Remember that old saying about a body being more than the sum of its parts? Bundling is like that. Bundles are comprised of several components,...
Healthcare Purchasing News, 01/01/09 by Susan Cantrell · More from publication
