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People, Places, Processes & Products that Influence the Supply Chain

ISSUE ARCHIVE 2010

ISSUE YEAR:	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000

2010 Article Index

Supply Chain/Materials Management

Operating Room/Surgical Services

Infection Prevention

CS Connection/Sterile Processing

Special Product Focus/New Products

Supply Chain/Materials Management	Column	Issue
2011 Industry Guide	2011 Industry Guide	Nov 10
2010 Supply Chain Department of the Year: Broward patient advocates for flexible supply chain	News/Feature	Aug 10
2010 Supply Chain Trends	Trends	May 10
2010 SCM $alary $urvey	Salary Survey	Aug 10
4 mistakes value analysis leaders keep making	Back Talk	Dec 10
A New IDN Model	People & Opinions	May 10
Achieving balance between clinical acceptance & cost savings	Clinical Business Strategies	Aug 10
Acquainting clinicians with item master basics	Clinical Business Strategies	Apr 10
Alliance subgroup throws down device data standards gauntlet	Standard Procedure	Feb 10
Automating AP	Having My Say	Mar 10
Bellweather League 2010 Hall of Fame	Special Feature	Aug 10
Bellwether League Inc. honors past and present stars	People & Opinions	Dec 10
Best practice: Negotiating from a win-win perspective	Back Talk	May 10
Closing the loopholes in revenue cycle-supply chain links	News/Feature	Apr 10
Critical care pros outline supply chain struggles, successes at AACN-NTI 2010	People & Opinions	Aug 10
Demand management: Follow the numbers	Back Talk	Oct 10
Drawing the lines by service	News/Feature	Nov 10
Easing into equipment planning’s 5 Es	News/Feature	Sep 10
Expand your ‘savings span’	Back Talk	Aug 10
Hospitals report value in GLN adoption	Standard Practices	Dec 10
How can value analysis help my hospital?	People & Opinions	Mar 10
How to work with clinicians and physicians in your organization	Clinical Business Strategies	Oct 10
Impacting your hospital’s bottom line	Having My Say	Sep 10
Improving inventory performance 31 items at a time	Clinical Business Strategies	Jun 10
Is value analysis a work in progress?	News/Feature	Oct 10
Laying the groundwork for GLN adoption	Standard Practices	Nov 10
Managing inventory in sight, onsite, off-site and out-of-sight	News/Feature	Jun 10
Manifesting destiny in supply chain’s Wild West	News/Feature	Jul 10
Match Game ’10: Automated payment seekers seeing stars	Products & Services	Mar 10
Needle in a healthcare haystack? • Finding the appropriate decision-maker for capital projects takes some effort	Capital Gains	Feb 10
On the hunt for ghost supply chains	Having My Say	Aug 10
Out with the old, in with the new	People & Opinions	Nov 10
Revving up supply chain’s financial connections	Back Talk	Jul 10
Rise of the Stepford professionals	Baseline	Mar 10
SMI Conference: Supply chain leaders focus on transformation	People & Opinions	Jan 10
SMI members explore surviving in a tough economy	Having My Say	Jul 10
Standards momentum has staying power, GS1 Healthcare US chief says	Having My Say	Dec 10
Supply data standards can streamline expense-revenue links	Standard Procedures	Apr 10
Supply savings triangle emphasizes continuum	Back Talk	Jun 10
SURE 2010: Navigating supply chain’s C-scape	News/Feature	Jan 10
Taking your value analysis program to next level of maturity	Back Talk	Apr 10
The missing links between supply chain data, EHR/EMR software	News/Feature	Mar 10
Tightening up strategic sourcing efforts	Back Talk	Jan 10
Tips, tools for inventory management best practices	People & Opinions	Jun 10
Understanding the GPO equation	People & Opinions	Jul 10
Unlock higher savings with new discovery skills	Back Talk	Feb 10
Up Close • Bar Coding: Hurdles at the starting block	Up Close	Mar 10
Up Close • Experts offer mixed reviews about coding hopes, reality	Up Close	May 10
Up Close • Growing lean as you go green with B. Braun’s Eric Steen	Up Close	Jul 10
Up Close • Looking back gives Novation leader glimpse into future	Up Close	Sep 10
Up Close • Measuring barcoding’s future relevance by the numbers	Up Close	Jun 10
Up Close • with Bruce Johnson on his 10 years with GHX	Up Close	Apr 10
Up Close • with Jay Crowley as the FDA negotiates the standards stalemate	Up Close	Feb 10
Up Close • with Novation’s Jody Hatcher	Up Close	Aug 10
Up Close • with Provena Health’s Meg Trimby	Up Close	Jan 10
What separates supply chain operations?	Back Talk	Mar 10
Will supply chain meet or postpone standards adoption deadlines?	News/Feature	Feb 10
Where will you be when the sun sets December 31?	Standard Practices	Oct 10
Winning friends, influencing people over time	Back Talk	Sep 10
2011 Inflationary Indices: Tracking your cash flow upstream, downstream	News/Feature	Dec 10

Operating Room/Surgical Services		Issue
2010 Bariatric Products Guide Bariatric products continue to expand their scope	Operating Room	Jan 10
2010 Surgical Instruments Guide	Operating Room	Mar 10
ABCs for managing supplies in ASCs must be mastered	Operating Room	Oct 10
Connect the dots, data lines between OR, SPD	Operating Room	Feb 10
Developing a culture of safety in the surgical suite	Operating Room	Jul 10
Hospitals face rising pressure for cleaner air	Operating Room	Sep 10
Hospitals, vendors on mission to prevent avoidable ulcers long-term	Operating Room	Aug 10
Monitoring devices morphing into high-tech patient accessory	Operating Room	May 10
OR materials management: Building a support structure for best practices	People & Opinions	Sep 10
OR materials management: Breaking it down	People & Opinions	Oct 10
Surgical suite storage needs strategic touch	People & Opinions	Dec 10
Surgical suite upgrades a booming business	Operating Room	Apr 10
Transforming surgical lights: More than meets the eye	Operating Room	Jun 10
Uneasy economy shakes up OR salaries	Operating Room	Nov 10

Infection Prevention		Issue
2010 Infection Prevention Buyer's Guide Complex simplicity: Infection prevention efforts as varied as infections	Infection Prevention	Jul 10
2010 Personal Protection Equipment Guide	Infection Prevention	Feb 10
2010 Salary Survey: Growing IP duties, influence outpacing pay hikes	Infection Prevention	May 10
Antimicrobial products battling bugs inside and out	Infection Prevention	Aug 10
Automated surveillance can stop infections in their tracks	Infection Prevention	Jun 10
Bundling designed to push infections into the cold	Infection Prevention	Jan 10
Creating a culture of infection prevention awareness	What Works	Jul 10
Infection surveillance software can help meet new requirements	Having My Say	Nov 10
HAI battleground: Housekeeping hot spots	Infection Protection	May 10
Hand hygiene compliance ... there’s the rub	Infection Protection	Oct 10
Hand Hygiene Spotlights	Infection Protection	Oct 10
Look and learn: Infection prevention success stories	Infection Prevention	Apr 10
Normothermia measure heats up patient temperature management	Infection Prevention	Mar 10
Pandemic Preparedness, Part 2 by Judson Boothe	Infection Protection	Aug 10
Proactive pandemic planning, Part 1 by Judson Boothe	Infection Protection	July 10
Sharps Safety Guide 2010: A decade of sticking-points	Infection Protection	Dec 10
Wiping out bugs with environmental cleaning	Infection Protection	Sep 10
Wound care early intervention sparks prevention	Infection Protection	Nov 10

CS Connection/Sterile Processing		Issue
2010 SPD Department of the Year: Community SPD boosts productivity to improve patient care	News/Feature	May 10
Agencies partner to release new flexible scope guidelines	IAHCSMM Viewpoint	May 10
Budget- and eco-savvy hospitals boost reprocessing compliance	CS Connection	Mar 10
CS/SPD salaries, certification rates increase amid lingering obstacles	CS Connection	Jul 10
CS Solutions • Cleaning keyboards; goods returned to CPD; overnight soaking	CS Solutions	Jun 10
CS Solutions • Cleaning verification; what to do after a steam outage; cleaning channeled medical devices	CS Solutions	Mar 10
CS Solutions • Cooling instruments; double pouching; cleaning verification	CS Solutions	May 10
CS Solutions • Filing down needle tips; micro fiber wraps; CS/SPD certification entities	CS Solutions	Jan 10
CS Solutions • Instruments used on CJD patients; failed internal chemical integrators	CS Solutions	Feb 10
CS Solutions • Readers react to OR/SPD discussions	CS Solutions	Apr 10
CS Solutions • Reprocess SUDs? Placement of ultrasonic washer? QA for residual soil?	CS Solutions	Dec 10
CS Solutions • Reprocessed single use devices; cleaning verification	CS Solutions	Aug 10
CS Solutions • Requirements for emergency eyewash stations	CS Solutions	Sep 10
CS Solutions • Process to monitor seal integrity? Remove stylets prior to sterilization?	CS Solutions	Oct 10
CS Solutions • Small tears in outer wrap; Storing scopes; Enforcing set weight limits; Incubating BIs	CS Solutions	Nov 10
CS Solutions • Soaking protocols; pre-cleaning; transporting sterile supplies	CS Solutions	Jul 10
Disinfectants, sterilants follow ‘doing more with less’ trend	CS Connection	May 10
Endoscope Care Guide 2010 High-quality patient care hinges on effective tool care	CS Connection	Nov 10
Green cleaning	CS Connection	Apr 10
IAHCSMM Annual Meeting to uncover new educational offerings	IAHCSMM Viewpoint	Apr 10
It’s budget time – Don’t short-change your CSSD	IAHCSMM Viewpoint	Dec 10
Interdepartmental links priceless for sterilization success	CS Connection	Jan 10
Jockey into position for industry-leading CSSD education	IAHCSMM Viewpoint	Sep 10
Logging success: Sterility assurance takes multi-pronged approach	CS Connection	Dec 10
Mark your calendars! CS Week Oct. 10-16	IAHCSMM Viewpoint	Sep 10
Marked improvements build stronger case for instrument tracking	CS Connection	Feb 10
More hospitals reap preventive maintenance rewards	CS Connection	May 10
Pursuing mandatory certification? Try these strategies for success	IAHCSMM Viewpoint	Jun 10
Residuals can jeopardize device quality, patient safety	IAHCSMM Viewpoint	Aug 10
Reprocessing is not a disposable idea	Back Talk	Nov 10
Sterile Processing Equipment/Technology Guide	CS Connection	May 10
STERIS System 1, FDA update	Having My Say	Jan 10
Textile segment weaves in infection control, innovation and savings	CS Connection	Sep 10
Vendor certification program sees first graduate	IAHCSMM Viewpoint	Mar 10
Why CSSDs should participate in OR Nurse Week	IAHCSMM Viewpoint

Special Product Focus/New Products		Issue
Advanced surgical care right in the neighborhood	What Works	May 10
Carts roll with the flow of healthcare challenges	Products & Services	Aug 10
Christiana Care Health System achieves measurable results with Wound Closure Management Services	What Works	Dec 10
Data standards for vendor reps debatable	Products & Services	Feb 10
Giving stripes the star-crossed treatment	Products & Services	Jun 10
Health system streamlines processes and controls costs through automation	What Works	Feb 10
Is PACS dead? Technology rebranding, redefinition effort draws mixed signals	Online Exclusive	Mar 10
Kept in the dark: Supply chain’s absence in building projects has some seeing red	People & Opinions	Feb 10
Mastering the item file, supply chain’s electronic product record	Products & Services	Apr 10
New Products • January 2010	New Products	Jan 10
New Products • March 2010	New Products	Mar 10
New Products • April 2010	New Products	Apr 10
New Products • May2010	New Products	May 10
New Products • June 2010	New Products	Jun 10
New Products • August 2010	New Products	Aug 10
New Products • September 2010	New Products	Sep 10
New Products • October 2010	New Products	Oct 10
Plugging the gaps: Supply chain must fortify critical care, surgical services	Products & Services	May 10
Reposable laparoscopic surgical system improves outcomes, reduces costs	What Works	Jan 10
Ship-shape: Managing freight before it’s fiscally too late	Products & Services	Jul 10
RSNA 2009: What tech trends emerged?	Online Exclusive	Mar 10
Smoothing bumps among asset tracking options	Products & Services	Oct 10
Standardizing emergency medical equipment	People & Opinions	Apr 10
Streamlining storage to support OR efficiency	What Works	Jun 10
Supply chain offers constructive criticism	Products & Services	Dec 10
The customer-service effect	What Works	Apr 10
Under the gun of H1N1 • Pandemic Prep	Products & Services	Jan 10
Utilization management tool spurs physicians, department heads to action	What Works	Jun 10
When waste watchers see green	Products & Services	Sep 10
Yes, Kermit – it IS easy being green	What Works	Sep 10