Worth Repeating
“Only if all the major participants in the GPO industry agree to such reforms can we conclude that voluntary actions will be sufficient to resolve this issue and avoid congressional action.”
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) in letter to four top GPO executives asking for further evidence of reform
“Whenever someone talks interface, our folks shudder.”
 Al Cook, chief resource officer for St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, LA, commenting on the state of information system interface in his hospital
“U.S. hospital workers are scared of protein allergies without understanding them, and many have switched to vinyl gloves because the gloves are cheap and don’t contain proteins.”
Dr. Esah Yip, U.S. director, Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council
“We are part of a GPO. They tell us what we must use.”
An unnamed central supply director of a three-hospital system on the East Coast commenting on product choices
“Customers will choose what’s most important to them. For some, it’s cost. For others, it’s infection control or safety.”
Hank Struik, vice president and general manager for marketing, R&D and business development for perioperative products and services for Allegiance Healthcare
“We want people to realize the training that is needed for CS work and get recognition for it.”
Mary Olivera, manager of central service at New York University Medical Center
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