IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE
PURCHASING EWS N 10
January 2021 • Volume 45, No. 1 SPECIAL FOCUS
6 Newswire/Fast Stats 10 STELLAR PRODUCT MVPS NOTABLE FOR THEIR ESSENTIALNESS AMID
OPERATING ROOM
18 PRESSURE ON PATIENT POSITIONING Suitable practices, equipment help prevent infection, injury
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22 PANDEMIC BOOSTS INFUSION DEMANDS Securing supplies, adapting treatment and training, and elevating patient and staff safety and outcomes remain critical elements
CS CONNECTION
28 Self-Study Series Are you reprocessing your instrument containers correctly? by Pamela Carter
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32 ASSESS AND ASSURE QUALITY IN EVERY STEP OF STERILIZATION PROCESS Maintaining a high level of quality in a healthcare setting is always a challenge given the many factors that can disrupt standard processes
38 IAHCSMM Viewpoint Power of competency checklists for Sterile Processing by Tony Thurmond
40 Sterile Processing Insights Erasing instrument errors by Stephen M. Kovach
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42 ACE IN THE HOLE OR RACE TO A GOAL? Supply Chain ponders the promise, reward from purchased services
46 Executive Brief Integrating dynamic sourcing in hospital supply chain purchasing
EXPERT EXCLUSIVES
4 Resolute/Data Bank Tool time
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People & Opinions SMI Executive briefi ng on demand planning by SMI members
48 Worth Repeating
50 Standard Practices Vaccine safety: Modern medicine meets the manual supply chain by Karen Conway
52 Periscope Building resilience from chasing a moving target By Ed Hardin
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PANDEMIC RESPONSE All-Star celebrations devoted to products highlight how those products/services are helping people right now and provide recognition to the companies that brought them to market
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