IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE


PURCHASING EWS N 12


January 2022 • Volume 46, No. 1 6 Newswire/Fast Stats


10 Executive Brief: Test Faster, Treat Faster New test determines Flu vs COVID-19


STRATEGIC SOURCING & LOGISTICS


12 NEXT-GENERATION DISTRIBUTION MODELS MUST EMBRACE THAT SYNCING FEELING If the supply chain were a pickup truck, many would expect to see a fresh-off-the-lot, luxury model. Instead, they would fi nd a beat-up old rust bucket, well-worn with six-digit mileage.


16 Having had enough of the pandemic, hospitals simply want just enough supplies 18 Just-In-Time’s popularity fades in struggle between other, emerging models


Photo credit: sittinan | stock.adobe.com 22 INFECTION PREVENTION


22 INSERTING BEST PRACTICES WITH EVERY CATHETER Preventing HAIs and Catheter-related infections


SURGICAL/CRITICAL CARE


26 KEEPING PRESSURE OFF THE PATIENT Repositioning a patient to prevent pressure injuries demands time, consistency, and a lot of physical strength.


Photo credit: Photographee.eu | stock.adobe.com 26 STERILE PROCESSING


30 QUALITY IN, QUALITY OUT Assurance of sterility takes best tools and best practices


34 Self-Study Series Can you afford to ignore obsolescence? by Heide Ames


38 HSPA Viewpoint Lighten instrument set loads for processing success, staff safety by David Taylor III


Photo courtesy AliMed 30


39 Sterile Processing Insights What’s new in ANSI/AAMI ST91 latest update? by Stephen M. Kovach


PRODUCTS & SERVICE LINE REPORTS


40 SCHEDULING SYSTEMS SOURCING, SELECTION SHOULDN’T BE SATISFIED IN A VACUUM How enticing would it be to have a single computer system to track and trace persons, processes and products interoperably?


Photo credit: Ismail Sadiron | stock.adobe.com 40 EXPERT EXCLUSIVES


4 Buyline Supply Chain: Endgame


46 Value. Delivered. Taking AIM on UDI: progress, problems and possibilities by Karen Conway


48 Having My Say 4 reasons to rethink disposable ECGs lead wires by Kathleen Fallon


Screenshots courtesy LeanTaaS 47 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed 2 January 2022 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com


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