Some of the top stories this month include:

 

News

Making a convincing business
case for RFID

First in a multipart series

 

RFID:
The new strategy in healthcare IT

Is this a technology whose time has come or not?

 

Up Close

New group aims to lift supply chain operations by its bootstraps
SMI focuses on fundamentals via grassroots idea sharing

 

 

Operating Room
Sleeper hit:
Hospital beds go high-tech

 


Infection Connection
When getting the point means missing the point
Safe handling of biohazards
and sharps

 

CS Solutions

Cleaning scopes with brushes; humidity control; EO monitoring badges

 

Central Services

Piecing together the puzzle of sterilization quality assurance

Self Study Series
What’s all the "steam" about?
New recommended practice


Products and Services

A patient’s eye view
Sterile processing consultant sees his profession from a patient’s perspective

What Works
RFID improves medical device management in surgery unit

 

People & Opinions

What you don’t know about service contracts can hurt you
Challenges extend beyond fine print and legalese

The hidden world of service contracts
What the fine print will cost you

Clinical Business Strategies

False claims vulnerability – one whistleblower’s view
How do you protect yourself
and your facility?

 

Fast Forward
Make New Orleans into medosphere 2

 

Having My Say

Education : The key to understanding process change Georgetown University offers both

 

Back Talk
Thriving value analysis teams stem from growing people, performance, purpose

by Robert T. Yokl



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October
2006