Some of the top stories this month include:

News

Taking charge without
accepting charges
Evaluating & managing group purchasing services
 

Glancing back on two decades of Amerinet... A retrospective on its legacy in group purchasing

2006 Infection Control
Buyers Guide

Infection Control - Hand hygiene:
Coming out in the wash

Critical Care Awards
Harborview sheds convenience store mindset for luxury department store operation
Within months, complaints turned to compliments

Up Close with Ken Kleinberg
 

Fast Forward

Operating Room
Cart vendors roll with new-and-improved platforms

Infection Connection
The triple threat:
Manufactured catheter securement devices protect patient, safeguard healthcare workers, save money

CS Solutions
Is hair sterile?; muslin wraps; bioburden vs. biofilm; refurbished vs. remanufactured; CI standardization

CS/SPD Continuing Education
Important questions about steam sterilization monitoring

Infection Protection
Burn wound protection

What Works
New EtO controls shorten sterilization time and save money for Forum Health Systems

Products and Services

Truth or consequences about
bar coding
Debate over stripes has some
seeing stars

People & Opinions

Retired GPO chief reflects on career, post-career outlook

Having My Say
Centennial Park benefits from fall prevention system
with Nicole Beel

Clinical Business Strategies
Spinal implants are ripe for a formal technology review process
Otherwise, providers face back-breaking fiscal results
 

Back Talk
How to create high performance value teams that really work
The bottom line: Forget the soft skills gurus once peddled

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