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February 2008 |
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Taking stock of docs Physicians and materials managers have something to prove…to each other and to themselves. Despite all of their clinical, medical and surgical prowess, many physicians struggle to connect the dots between the products they want and the budgets that pay for them. At the same time, many materials managers struggle to draw those lines for doctors and make convincing business cases for fiscal responsibility as an underlying engine for the Hippocratic Oath. How do you bridge the gap? |
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Illuminating advances in surgical lighting With new surgical lighting technology such as LED (light emitting diode), and HID (high intensity discharge) infusing the marketplace, buyers may be wondering how these advanced technologies will meet the discriminating needs of surgeons, and what it will cost to keep at the forefront of innovation. |
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Hospitals record battle victories in
war on bugs Hospital-acquired infections are coming under attack like never before. Tolerance for HAIs is at an all-time low. Mandatory reporting has investigators breathing down healthcare facilities’ necks. The money’s running out, too, because hospitals will no longer be reimbursed for preventable medical errors that may lead to infections. While the campaign against bugs is bad news for HAIs, it’s good news for patients and their families, healthcare facilities and workers and payers. Turn to page 24 for stories on how some hospitals are achieving battle victories on the way to winning the war.
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Scanning the options
for instrument tracking In real estate, it’s location, location, location that often drives a sale. But in the instrument tracking segment, vendors and end users tend to agree that being able to locate a device or tray is only one part of the big picture today. That’s because the value of a tracking system lies in its ability to stretch the boundary of benefits and potential applications.
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Surviving the IT fit test: 2008 Supply Chain IT Guide Purchasing any supply chain information technology package can be a hit or miss proposition, particularly if the package has to be shoehorned into your facility’s IT infrastructure. Choose wisely and theoretically you’ll have the computing horsepower you need to manage expenses for your facility. Choose foolishly and you could be saddled with a system that either needs significant internal reconfiguring by your IT department or costly replacement too soon. |
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