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IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE


PURCHASING EWS N 10


November 2022 • Volume 46, No. 11 STRATEGIC SOURCING & LOGISTICS


10 EASE AND EXCELLENCE INTERSECT AT THE POINT OF CARE Kara Nadeau | Contributing Editor


SURGICAL/CRITICAL CARE


14 THE DRIPPING, TICKING TIME-BOMB OF IV SHORTAGES Kara Nadeau | Contributing Editor


INFECTION PREVENTION


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18 DISINFECTING IN DANGEROUS TIMES Scott Tomko | Managing Editor


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22 STERILE PROCESSING INTEGRAL TO CIRCULAR HEALTHCARE REALITY Endoscope Care 2022 AAMI redefi nes, revamps sterile processing practices via ST91 … page 22 Endoscope Product Spotlights ... page 26 Who owns pre-treatment at point-of-use … page 30 Disposables/single-use devices vs. hybrids – which leads by 2035? … page 32 Strategies, tactics for high-quality endoscope reprocessing … page 33 Forget about using SUDs; what if you no longer could make them? … page 34 How might ‘right to repair’ regs impact healthcare? … page 36 How to approach patient safety gap with fl exible endoscopes … https://hpnonline.com/21283931 Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor


38 Self-Study Series Cross out cross contamination in endoscope processing Heide Ames and Pam Boulet | Clinical Educators


42 Sterile Processing Insights General peel pouch questions Stephen M. Kovach | Educator


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43 HSPA Viewpoint Pushing back on bullying in Sterile Processing Tony Thurmond | Contributor


PRODUCT & SERVICE LINE REPORTS


44 HOW MIGHT HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN STAKE CLAIM ON SUSTAINABILITY? Attitudes, motivations may matter more than experiences, skills Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor


Photo credit: Vadim | stock.adobe.com 44 EXPERT EXCLUSIVES


4 Buyline Hurricane Wit


Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor 6 Newswire/Fast Stats


56 Value. Delivered. Leaders honoring leaders Karen Conway | Contributor


55 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed


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2 November 2022 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com


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