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People, Places, Processes & Products that Influence the Supply Chain

 
 
INSIDE THE CURRENT ISSUE

August 2010

News

 

Broward patient advocates for flexible supply chain

With the healthcare industry anticipating and debating the merits of federal and state reform efforts, Brian Bravo’s supply chain team at Ft. Lauderdale, FL-based Broward Health refused to wait around for the smoke to clear before foundationally redesigning operations into an integrated, self-supporting team, hinging on clinical and operational partnerships that earned them the title of 2010 Supply Chain Department of the Year by Healthcare Purchasing News.

SCM Department of the Year

SCM Honorable Mention

2010 SCM $alary $urvey

Up Close
with Novation’s Jody Hatcher

Operating Room
Hospitals, vendors on mission to prevent avoidable ulcers long-term

In the not-so-distant past, pressure ulcer prevention wasn’t exactly a top priority for most hospital professionals. Instead, there was a common misconception that pressure ulcers were predominantly a long-term care problem – or at least a complication reserved only for the sickest, most immobilized hospital patients. Today, though, it’s more widely understood that pressure ulcers are a significant problem for virtually every setting in the care continuum.

Infection Prevention

Antimicrobial products
battling bugs inside and out
 

As the bad bugs get cleverer and cleverer, so do solutions provided by the healthcare industry as it strives to do its part to help win the battle against healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). One of the areas garnering increased attention is that of antimicrobials used as a coating or as a component of products.

 

Self Study Series
Risky business: Risk analysis in CSSD

CS Solutions
Reprocessed single use devices; cleaning verification QA

IAHCSMM Viewpoint

Infection Protection
Pandemic Preparedness, Part 2
by Judson Boothe

Products and Services

Carts roll with the flow of healthcare challenges

Carts and workstations are being equipped with a host of advanced features designed to make it easier for nurses to interact with patients at the point of care, bringing the supplies and medications they need as well as providing avenues for connecting to the electronic medical record (EMR).

2010 Cart & Workstation Guide

Cart & Workstation Vendor Listing

Making a case for case carts

What Works
Efficient asset management

New Products

People & Opinions

Fast Foreward

Newsmaker
Critical care pros outline supply chain struggles, successes at AACN-NTI 2010

Clinical Business Strategies
Achieving balance between clinical acceptance & cost savings
by David Hermann

Bellweather League 2010 Hall of Fame

Having My Say
On the hunt for ghost supply chains
by Krista Fuller

Back Talk
Expand your ‘savings span’
by Robert T. Yokl

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