IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE


PURCHASING EWS N 6


October 2023 • Vol. 47 No. 10


NEWS 4 Buyline


C-Suite Magnifi cent 7 Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor


SOURCING & LOGISTICS


6 MIDWESTERN IDN SUPPLY CHAIN CREATES, REGENERATES VALUE FOR CLINICIANS, PATIENTS Success Rooted in Resource Life Cycle via


Communication, Facilitation, Sourcing, Usage Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor


16 AHVAP Vantage Point Navigating Complexity: The Crucial Role of Change


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Management in Healthcare Value Analysis J. Hudson Garrett, Jr. and Karen Niven | Contributors


SURGICAL/CRITICAL CARE


18 A LOOK AT THE CURRENT PEDIATRIC WORKFORCE Current challenges could lead to a troubling future Janette Wider | Editor-in-Chief


INFECTION PREVENTION


22 GIVING A HAND TO BEST HYGIENE PRACTICES Protocol awareness and product access remain


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key factors for accountability Brenda Silva | Senior Editor


28 Hygiene Product Spotlights STERILE PROCESSING


30 THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF STERILE PROCESSING STORAGE AND CONTAINMENT Kara Nadeau | Senior Contributing Editor


37 Instrument Storage Product Spotlights 30


38 Self-Study Series Education Nation: Sterile Processing Leadership Planning Sessions Sarah B. Cruz | Sterile Processing Educator


41 HSPA Viewpoint


Sterile Processing Week is Almost Here: Invite Others to the Party Julie M. Williamson | Contributor


42 Sterile Processing Insights


Testing Scissors - Part 2 Stephen M. Kovach | Educator


PRODUCTS & SERVICES 43


43 UV TECHNOLOGIES ATTRACT SEARCHLIGHTS UP TO, DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC


But does viral retreatto endemic status dim prospects going forward? Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor


48 Value. Delivered. E-VALUE-ating Products Across Environmental


and Socio-Economic Factors Karen Conway | Contributor


47 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed 2 October 2023 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com

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