IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE


PURCHASING EWS N 10


May 2021 • Volume 45, No. 5


SPECIAL FOCUS 6 Newswire/Fast Stats


10 BAYHEALTH SPD PUNCTURES C-SUITE CLASS CEILING 2021 SPD of the Year: Might this be the tip of the iceberg?


OPERATING ROOM


16 CLINICAL-SUPPLY CHAIN KNOCKDOWN, COMEBACK Rebounding in care, safety and supply systems in ongoing pandemic


INFECTION PREVENTION Photo courtesy Bayhealth 16


20 IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE REFLECTED INSIDE PANDEMIC 2021 Salary Survey: COVID-19 unable to stem professional progress


CS CONNECTION


26 Self-Study Series Unmasking Short Cycle sterilization by Arthur Henderson


30 Sterile Processing Insights To be hand in glove with safe practices by Stephen Kovach


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31 Germ-Free Guidance 3 critical do’s and don’ts for handling sterile packaging by Michele DeMeo, with Contributors: Stephen Kovach, Sue Klacik, Jane Severin, Jon Wilder


32 IAHCSMM Viewpoint Supply shortages continue to disrupt healthcare, SPD by David Taylor


34 2021 SPD RESOURCE GUIDE: PANDEMIC PITCH-IN PROMOTES PARTNERSHIP 2021


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SPD staff drawn outside comfort zone to assist in maintaining equipment, workspace safety for patient care Product Spotlights ............................36 Vendor Listings .................................38


PRODUCTS & SERVICES


42 PANDEMIC RESPONSE PRIMES MOST INTENSE JUST-IN-TIME, LAST-MILE LOGISTICS PROJECTS Are non-acute care facilities truly ready to roll or merely rolling the dice?


EXPERT EXCLUSIVES Photo credit: magdal3na | stock.adobe.com 42


4 Dauntless Toon’d in


Data Bank What are some of the challenges that Supply Chain has in working with physicians/surgeons?


46 Value. Delivered. The maturation of clinically integrated supply chain maturity models by Karen Conway


48 Periscope SPD and COVID-19 – what have we learned, if anything? by Jean Sargent


Photo credit: scaliger | stock.adobe.com 47 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed 2 May 2021 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com


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