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breathe easier with innovative air cleanersMaintaining indoor air quality in hospitals is no easy task. In addition to mechanical ventilation and filtration requirements – such as exhausting contaminated air and introducing clean outdoor supply air; providing the recommended number of air changes per hour; and using high-efficiency particulate air filters in certain critical areas – hospitals are also required to maintain differential pressure control between various areas of the hospital to ensure clean-to-less-clean airflows and protect patients and staff from disease. |
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pest prevention strategies leave you bugged Controlling environmental pests in hospitals may not be the jazziest job ever undertaken, but in a healthcare facility it is one of the most critical where cleanliness is paramount. Who would want to have their appendix taken out in a hospital where roaches run freely and rats share lunch with visitors and staff in the cafeteria? Infection Protection |
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of prevention, pound of cure Any reasonable consumer would expect to invest some effort — and dollars — to get the most mileage out of their high-dollar purchases. Surgical equipment and instruments are no exception for healthcare professionals as the sharpest instrument maintenance programs use a multi-pronged approach to extend the life of their high-cost tools and prevent premature replacement.
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 Capital Equipment Guide 2009Tech tools eclipsed by turbulent economy? Keeping up with the Joneses can
be an adrenaline-filled rush in social circles but keeping up with the
latest medical/surgical technology can be a bit more complicated,
particularly during economic hard times, and when supply chain managers have
to wrangle with doctors and payers over physician brand preference,
reimbursement cutbacks, budgetary shortfalls, patient demographics and
clinical efficacy, and manufacturers roll out even more advanced devices,
sporting the latest bells and whistles with hefty price tags to boot. Capital pains: Tech tools eclipsed by turbulent economy? Effective equipment planning begins in the ‘basement’ Coming to terms with used equipment definitions |
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With
the variety of storage options available to healthcare facilities today,
and the number of organizational experts a telephone call or e-mail away,
administrators can fall back on few excuses for asset and stock disorder.
But if supply chain management professionals could reconstruct and
redesign the ideal storage systems for their clinical, inventory and
sterile processing areas, how would they do it?