Most central sterile/sterile processing department (CS/SPD) professionals are earning more money, their jobs are stable, educational opportunities are growing and certification...
Our immune system is a wondrous defender, always on duty, protecting our body from bacteria, viruses, and other harmful invaders. But, sometimes, it can go a little haywire and...
Medication management means different things to different departments but always with the common goal of delivering safe, appropriate treatment to every patient. It means adopting...
If only healthcare facilities operated under limitless budgets they could dispose of their reusable devices, equipment and tools after each use and simply buy new products for...
In the outpatient arena, the patient’s home remains the final frontier within the care continuum, even if the patient must be checked into a hospice. But how prepared are providers...
Central service professionals (CSPs) play a critical role in the sterile processing department (SPD) by helping to ensure surgical instruments are properly cleaned and sterilized...
The 2019 IAHCSMM Annual Conference & Expo, taking place April 27-May 1 in Anaheim, CA, will provide Central Service/Sterile Processing (CS/SP) professionals with a wide range ...
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“Advances in material sciences and biomedical engineering have enabled development of reliable and affordable single-use medical devices that are clinically equivalent to their...
Depending on your high school, the “Turnabout” dance typically occurred during the winter quarter (Homecoming reserved the fall quarter; Prom the spring quarter).The conceit behind...
In recent years, Consolidated Service Centers (CSCs) have emerged as a viable solution for newly formed and expanding hospital systems challenged with balancing increased patient...
Researchers analyzed surveys from more than 4,500 newly licensed nurses in 13 states and Washington, D.C., collecting information on nurse demographics, education, work attributes...
Depending on whom you talk to, the move to value-based healthcare is driven by a high-level societal objective and a fiscal imperative to deliver the highest value to patients...
I think we all know that purchased services are a different type of commodity group than our products. So why are we employing the same old tactics (e.g., price reductions and...
Two new ASTM International standards help describe methods for characterizing the performance of brush parts that clean medical devices. The new standards (one available as F3275...
During the recent Federation of American Hospitals 2019 Public Policy Conference, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said in her speech that ...
The healthcare organization founded by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase has announced its name and launched their website, www.havenhealthcare.com.In recent months...
Eli Lilly and Company announced this week that it will offer an authorized generic version of the insulin Humalog (insulin lispro injection 100 units/mL) to U.S. pharmacies 50...
It is with heavy hearts that Healthcare Purchasing News reports the passing of one of the most dedicated Infection Preventionists in the healthcare industry that I’ve known, Gina...
