Bariatrics
A program in the making: Implementing a
bariatric unit requires more than just the right supplies, August 2005
Benchmarking
Measuring against your peers for surgical supply expenses, August 2005
Determining lab expenses by department and service, September 2005
Covering the cost of linens, October 2005
Central service/sterile processing
Help manage the health care employee shortage, July 2005
Deconstructing loaners: Manufacturers pushed by
FDA to provide disassembly instruction, July 2005
Know what type of cleaner to use, October 2005
Overcoming the complexities of instrument sterilization, November 2005
The importance of using PPE in decontamination, November 2005
Know what's happening beyond hospital walls, December 2005
The art of keeping sterile instruments sterile, December 2005
Contract management
Equipped to manage contracts and money, July 2005
Cost control
The CFO (dis)connection
Collaboration makes for more successful supply chain management, July 2005
A direct connection to increased savings, November 2005
CEO's add strong link to supply chain
Managing costs and building consensus, November 2005
How to zero in on supply chain savings
Hint: Leverage your partnerships and user-friendly IT, December 2005
Data mining
The value of cleansing data, October 2005
The high cost of dirty data
Suppliers, hospitals dig deep to cleanse files and earn ROI, November 2005
Devices
In the market: Orthopedics holds strong, May 2005
When choosing medical devices, know their classification, September 2005
Gaps and successes of safety device market conversion, November 2005
Distribution
Planes, trains and automobiles: Manage your shipping to save money, February 2005
On the road to efficiency, September 2005
Environmental purchasing
Group purchasing organizations make environmentally friendly purchasing easier, December 2005
FDA
Keeping tabs on product recall alerts, November 2005
Gainsharing
Sharing the wealth: OIG approves gainsharing, April 2005
What's the risk in gainsharing?, August 2005
The gurus of gainsharing
Controlling costs through collaboration, December 2005
Group purchasing
More to bundling than meets the eye, September 2005
Buying en masse: Hospitals unite for purchasing power, June 2005
Health care business insights
The future of HIGPA, part deux, September 2005
Hospitals can't prepare for disaster without better government help, October 2005
Old CHeS bylaws are bygone
Changes mean more voting members, October 2005
Neoforma's swan song, November 2005
2005 in retrospect, December 2005
Infection control
Mad no more product designed to filter prions, January 2005
The particulars on particulates:
Taking measures to eliminate lint on instruments, March 2005
Sticking to OSHA guidelines, March 2005
Targeting compliance, April 2005
Guiding disaster preparedness, May 2005
Coming soon: State reports on infection rates, June 2005
There's more to sterility than just a pretty package, August 2005
A selective role:
Infection control plays important part on product review committees, August 2005
Ensuring protection against HVC infection, September 2005
Infection-tracking technology replaces paper trail
Quality initiative pervades Southern hospitals, September 2005
Materials and infection control collaborate for patient safety, December 2005
Management strategies
Demystifying flowcharts, August 2005
Getting the skinny on lean management, November 2005
Materials management
More than you bargained for: Taking time to do an RFP the right way, February 2005
Nursing
More nurses moving to materials: A work in progress, January 2005
Nursing communication, February 2005
Outsourcing
Outsourcing: The choice at hand
Finding the right consultant for your organization’s needs, August 2005
Patient safety
Getting a handle on patient falls, January 2005
On a roll: RFID moves toward patient safety, March 2005
Pushing patient safety, April 2005
Cleaning up risks
Equipment maintenance another facet of patient safety, May 2005
The low-hanging fruit: 25 ways lives can be saved, June 2005
Group works to prevent surgery-related complications, July 2005
Getting smart about safe infusion pump options
New technology helps ensure patient safety and worker confidence, October 2005
Foiling flight plans of at-risk emergency room patients, December 2005
Regulatory
Act with ethics: Sarbanes-Oxley's role in helping to ensure supply chain integrity, July 2006
Reprocessing
A matter of reprocessing
Reusing SUDs to save money and the environment, October 2005
Reprocessed SUDs and a patient's right to know
Proposed bill requires consent prior to use, December 2005
Special reports
Operating in Iraq: Health care workers' tribulations, January 2005
A quality example:
What it takes to receive the Malcolm Baldrige award, March 2005
Prepared to deliver a helping hand
Katrina puts health care to the test, October 2005
Standardization
Cult of personality: Take the right approach for successful standardization, July 2005
Reach for standards: CHeS' mission continues, May 2005
Supplier diversity
Buying into diversity: Making room for minority businesses, August 2005
Supply chain
Net work: Intranet ordering proves successful, February 2005
Supply chain and clinical quality, May 2005
Building an efficient supply chain, July 2005
Investigation could weaken vendors' hold on orthopedic docs, July 2005
Don't forget supply chain basics: Five basics to more cost savings, July 2005
Comparatively speaking: Using data for supply cost reduction, July 2005
A savings exchange
BJC HealthCare, August 2005
Nurses benefit from supply chain overhaul, September 2005
Choosing vendors who differentiate themselves provides an advantage, November 2005
Surveys
A survey of materials managers about their group purchasing organizations, September 2005
Technology
Melding emergency medical record capabilities and clinical responsibilities, April 2005
Watching what matters:
Electronic disease surveillance, June 2005
Making a quality connection:
Hospitals use IT to focus on supply chain improvements, August 2005
Where doth your data go?
Creating good data means more efficiency and even more savings, October 2005
A touch of technology begets big savings, October 2005
A nimbler way to process a request for proposal
Web-based application helps network slash cycle time by half, December 2005
Waste management
Waste away: Making time for proper disposal, January 2005
