IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE


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June 2023 • Vol. 47 No. 6


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This is us, too Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor 6 Newswire/Fast Stats SOURCING & LOGISTICS Photo 107054996 © Sudok1 | Dreamstime.com 14


8 CONDUIT CONNECTING CLINICAL, FINANCIAL, OPERATIONAL WORKFLOW Carts & Workstations: Flexibility, modularity and real-time tracking, transmitting reaches prime time Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor


SURGICAL/CRITICAL CARE


14 TRENDS AND TREATMENTS IN WOUND AND SKIN CARE Products, personnel, and protocols remain key for healing patients and post-COVID profi ts. Brenda Silva | Senior Editor


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18 RETURN TO BEST PRACTICES 2023 Infection Prevention Resource Guide Janette Wider | Editor-in-Chief


Vendor Product Listings .......20 Product Spotlights ..................26


STERILE PROCESSING


34 THE UPS AND DOWNS OF SPD FROM 2022 TO 2023 Annual SPD Salary Survey Kara Nadeau | Senior Contributing Editor


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40 Self-Study Series Positive biological indicators Nikki Kluck, Gale Havrilla, Martha Young | Contributors


44 HSPA Viewpoint Travel advisory: traveling techs changing face of SPD David Taylor III | Contributor


45 Sterile Processing Insights Marking tape - yay or nay? Stephen M. Kovach | Educator


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46 PRODUCTS & SERVICES


46 CARING FOR THE HOSPITAL’S WORKHORSES THAT CRADLE PATIENTS Healthcare organizations strive to make bed, mattress maintenance matter Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor


52 Value. Delivered. Resilience requires collaborative leadership Karen Conway | Contributor


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2 50 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed June 2023 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com


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