IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE


PURCHASING EWS N 10


March 2022 • Volume 46, No. 3 SURGICAL/CRITICAL CARE


10 LEHIGH VALLEY PERIOPERATIVE BUSINESS TEAM SOARS THROUGH SURGICAL SAVINGS


2022 Surgical Performance Excellence in Supply Chain Rick Barlow|Senior Editor


14 Honorable Mention


McLeod implants cost-effi ciency into orthopedic service line Rick Barlow|Senior Editor & Cheryl Flurry|Contributor


PRODUCT & SERVICE LINE REPORTS Photo courtesy Lehigh Valley Health Network 16


16 OPTIMIZING OPERATIONS IN THE OR 2022 OR Buyers Guide: Providers look to hit reset button to 2019 Erin Brady|Assistant Editor


22 Vendor Listings & Product Spotlights INFECTION PREVENTION


30 THE CONTAGION CONTINGENT 2022 Infection Prevention Operations Worth Watching Kara Nadeau|Features Editor


Photo credit: romaset | stock.adobe.com 30 STERILE PROCESSING


38 EXPERIENCE IS POWER Salary Survey confi rms education, certifi cation key to SPD recognition and career success


Kara Nadeau|Features Editor 46 Self-Study Series


Manual cleaning – the critical human element Cody McElroy | University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center


50 HSPA Viewpoint Photo credit: muchmania | stock.adobe.com 38


Many SPDs struggling to fi ll vacant positions David Taylor III, HSPA Contributing Author


51 Sterile Processing Insights


I can hear you clearly Stephen M. Kovach| Educator


STRATEGIC SOURCING & LOGISTICS


52 ROOTING THROUGH RTLS OPTIONS, OPPORTUNITIES How should Supply Chain enable their organizations to make cost-effective use of


RTLS technology to track and trace people, products and equipment? Rick Barlow|Senior Editor


Photo credit: Roger | stock.adobe.com 52 EXPERT EXCLUSIVES


4 Buyline - Making the grade Rick Barlow|Senior Editor


6 Newswire/Fast Stats 56 Value. Delivered.


Standards of conduct: Critical care for healthcare workers Karen Conway |GHX


Photo credit: Blue Planet Studio | stock.adobe.com 2 55 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed March 2022 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com


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