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Some of the top stories
this month include:
News
Best in Class 2006
Materials Management Department of the year
Baptist Health System
Materials Management Honor Roll
and 25 questions for the Best in Class
HPNs’ 2006 Materials
Management Salary Survey
Even as salaries slip & pay increases slow, East
Coast facilities offer up more cash
Up
Close
with Mark Leahey from MDMA
Up Close
featuring HIGPA Chairman Al Lobiando and Hunter
Kome, a spokesperson for Premier Inc.
The ‘facilitate’ debate
Some materials managers need to know how to do it, others want to
learn how to do it, but few have mastered it
Infection
Protection
Surgical irrigation and infection
risk
CS Solutions
State-of-the-art CS;
outsourcing instrumentation;
water quality
CS/SPD Continuing Education
Monitoring chemical sterilization
and high-level disinfection in health care facilities
Products and Services
Air Purification/Filtration Systems:
Can your hospital handle
the
pressure?
Airborne isolation capacity ramps
up nationwide
What Works
Engaging orthopedic surgeons,
using ‘constructs’ to reduce implant costs
Avera McKennan turns $2 million loss to $500,000 savings
People
& Opinions
DRG - based contracting:
A theoretical model
for low margin
service lines
Having My Say
Calculating your supply chain
ROI
Embrace the challenge: You may be worth more than you realize
by Lynn James Everard, C.P.M.
Clinical Business Strategies
Supply-intensive admissions
face payment cuts from Medicare
Back Talk
Finding the right fit
for your value team members
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previous issues of Healthcare
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