Some of the top stories this month include:

 

News

Surgical suites morphing
into boom towns

Next big target for expansion? ICUs

Plus Boom Tips from the Pros

 

Up Close

Propelling Premier to prominence
New purchasing boss Michael Alkire opens his playbook a little to show where he’s pushing the decade-old alliance

 

 

Operating Room
Up, down, & all around:
Managing hypothermia and pressure

 


Infection Connection
Sterilize safely with killer formulas

 

CS Solutions

Official vs. unofficial inventory;
work distribution between shifts

Self Study Series
No short cuts!
Monitoring implant loads


Central Services

Waste systems help hospitals dispose of fluids, unsafe practices


Products and Services

Servicing the Cath Lab
Economics fades black-and-white process to gray
Clinicians seeing more red than green as materials managers try to balance tech costs

First do no hype - Getting to the heart of new tech


P
eople & Opinions

FDA hosts UDI meeting of minds to connect the dots

Clinical Business Strategies
Will one small legal step
lead to one giant economic leap?

Federal judge orders pricing confidentiality court records opened

Fast Forward

Pull back the curtain,
spot the wizard

 

Having My Say

Just how beneficial
are booms really?
Comprehensive studies and
published evidence are scant

by Jennifer Sisk

 

Back Talk

Becoming a supply
savings rainmaker
8 rules for uncovering
endless savings opportunities

by Robert T. Yokl



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2006


 

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