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  • March 2024

    • March 2024

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    Sourcing & Logistics

    Supply Safari: The Wild World of Warehouses and Storerooms

    Cory Turner
    Feb. 20, 2024
    There was a time not too long ago when supply chain operators were hospital basement dwellers, emerging from their lairs only to cycle count and replenish. But what a transformation...
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    Sourcing & Logistics

    Hospitals Desperately Need to De-Risk Their Supply Chains

    Ashlea Souffrou
    Feb. 20, 2024
    Hospitals face a challenging situation when it comes to managing their supply chain. In many cases, they are caught between using complex and expensive inventory systems that ...
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    Sourcing & Logistics

    Solutions Providers Share Storeroom/Warehouse Tech Insights

    Feb. 20, 2024
    Healthcare Purchasing News asked a couple of solutions providers some questions on the current state of storeroom/warehouse technologies. Here’s what they had to say. What are...
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    Sourcing & Logistics

    Cyber Expert Shares Wisdom on Medical Devices

    Janette Wider
    Feb. 20, 2024
    Richard Staynings of Cylera and the University of Denver says medical devices were not designed with security in mind
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    Infection Prevention

    Don’t Reuse Single-Use PPE, Says Expert

    Janette Wider
    Feb. 20, 2024
    The manager of infection prevention and control at Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center stresses the importance of following instructions for use on PPE

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    Sterile Processing

    The Sterile Processing Department Digital Transformation

    Kara Nadeau
    Feb. 20, 2024
    Where can digital technologies, analytics, and AI deliver value? The majority of healthcare executives surveyed by Deloitte “expect the accelerated adoption of digital tools will...
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    Sterile Processing

    SP Leaders: Set the Stage for Long-Term Growth

    Marie Brewer
    Feb. 20, 2024
    The beginning months of a new year are an opportune time to turn a new page professionally. Although I’ve never been one to set resolutions, I do find it helpful to reflect upon...
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    Sterile Processing

    Magnetized Surgical Instruments

    Stephen M. Kovach
    Feb. 20, 2024
    Q: “Can you explain why surgical instruments get magnetized? We seem to be having more lately. What might be the best way to detect them and demagnetize them once found?”A: Let...
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    Sterile Processing

    Workstations Update

    Feb. 20, 2024
    Brayden Bennett, regional sales manager, Northeast, LogiQuip shared his perspectives on workstations with Healthcare Purchasing News. Here's what he had to say.What are workstations...
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    Sourcing & Logistics

    Supply Chain Key to a Sustainable Health System: Someone Tell the C-Suite

    Karen Conway
    Feb. 20, 2024
    I recently reviewed the results of Optum’s survey1 of healthcare executives on the path to a more sustainable health system. While I don’t disagree with what they list as their...
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    Healthcare IT

    Cybersecurity Cannot Be Ignored

    Janette Wider
    Feb. 20, 2024
    This month, we are featuring a topic that hasn’t been covered very much for Healthcare Purchasing News—cybersecurity. Cybersecurity issues are prominent in many industries, including...