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  • January 2024

    • January 2024

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    Healthcare IT

    New Year, New(ish) Editor-in-Chief, New AI Opportunities

    Janette Wider
    Dec. 27, 2023
    Some of you may remember that I authored the Buyline featured in August 2023 introducing myself as Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Purchasing News. Now that we’re officially in ...
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    Healthcare IT

    AI: Opportunities, threats meet, tease healthcare supply chain

    Rick Dana Barlow
    Dec. 27, 2023
    Does haste, hype and demand signal actual or superficial benefits?
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    Sterile Processing

    Competency, Part 3: Why Certification is Important for MDRPs

    Stephen M. Kovach
    Dec. 27, 2023
    Q: November’s Part I article asked: “We just had a staff meeting and our manager told us that ‘Results from a recent survey of the department stated we need to have more competency...
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    Sterile Processing

    Key Considerations for SPD Construction or Renovation

    David Taylor
    Dec. 27, 2023
    Building a new Sterile Processing department (SPD) or endoscopy center—or renovating an existing one—can be fraught with complexities and unforeseen pitfalls. Thankfully, healthcare...

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    Sterile Processing

    Meaningful Partnerships Drive Reprocessing Workflow Improvements

    Kara Nadeau
    Dec. 27, 2023
    According to Merriam Webster, perioperative is defined as “the period around the time of a surgical operation.” When the topic of perioperative processes arises, most think of...
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    Infection Prevention

    Catheters and Infusion Pumps: Trends, Advancements, and Education

    Janette Wider
    Dec. 27, 2023
    Two educators share up to date information with Healthcare Purchasing News on the state of catheters and infusion pumps
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    Surgical/Critical Care

    Nursing Leaders Discuss New Prone-Positioning Recommendations in Hospitals

    Mark Hagland
    Dec. 27, 2023
    In the wake of the practice alert released in 2023 by the AACN (American Association of Critical Care Nurses), nursing leaders discuss the complexities around the prone-positioning...
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    Sourcing & Logistics

    The Increasing Strategic Importance of Supply Chain

    Karen Conway
    Dec. 27, 2023
    The start of a new year always brings a flurry of predictions about what lies ahead for the healthcare supply chain. In contrast, this edition of Value.Delivered. takes a look...
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    Sourcing & Logistics

    Keeping supply arteries clear and flowing

    Rick Dana Barlow
    Dec. 27, 2023
    Effective material handling practices essential to clinical productivity