IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE


PURCHASING EWS N 8


December 2021 • Volume 45, No. 12


SPECIAL FOCUS 6 Newswire/Fast Stats


8 SUPPLY CHAIN MAKES A DIFFERENCE THROUGH THICK, THIN AND THISTLE Supply Chain Operations Worth Watching


OPERATING ROOM


12 MAINTAINING AIR, STEAM, WATER QUALITY SIMPLY ELEMENTAL By air, steam or water, microbes and contaminants can spread throughout healthcare facilities.


16 Solutions/tools for better air, water and steam quality Photo credit: Yarkee | stock.adobe.com 12 INFECTION PREVENTION


18 PPE, TOP TO BOTTOM Shortages mask supply chain resiliance


CS CONNECTION


24 Self-Study Series Chemical Indicators for monitoring sterilization processes: Part two by Brian Kirk


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28 IAHCSMM Viewpoint Surveyors probe ultrasound device HLD practices by Julie E. Williamson


29 Sterile Processing Insights Simplifying the Semantics by Stephen M. Kovach


30 ALL KEY INDICATORS POINT TO CHANGE The moving target of sterilization best practices for quality outcomes


PRODUCTS & SERVICES Photo credit: Alessandro Biascioli | stock.adobe.com 30


34 10 HEADLINE INTEGRAL, PIVOTAL PRODUCTS NEEDED, USED IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY 2021 Healthcare Product Hall of Fame


40 Six products represent year of personalization 2021 Healthcare Product All-Stars


41 December Product Spotlights EXPERT EXCLUSIVES Photo credit: Senkumar Alfred | Dreamstime.com 34


Products Healthcare Can’t Succeed Without


10 Photo credit: Sergii | stock.adobe.com 2


4 Bastion Remembering Data Bank


What is included in your benefi ts package?


42 Value. Delivered. Addressing supply shortages with standard identifi ers by Karen Conway


44 Periscope Healthcare providers shouldn’t be green about going green by Jimmy Chung


43 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed December 2021 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com

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