COVER STORY
Hitting the benchmark
FEATURES
Patient Safety
Creative 'work-arounds' defeat bar-coding safeguard for meds
Study finds technology often doesn't meet the needs of nurses
Ergonomics
Assessing devices from the user's perspective
The right choices can improve safety and productivity
Infection Control Hotline
Products that help reduce HAIs
Education
The importance of certification and how to prepare for an exam
DEPARTMENTS
Letters to the Editor
In the News
Just in Time
Last Word
Up Front
HOT TOPICS
Supply Chain Innovators Awards
Previous columns
Reprocessing SUDs reduces waste, costsBecome masters of the benchmarking universe
Keeping our deep freeze to the South intact
Can you change a facility with unclean hands?
The odyssey of an appendectomy patient
How green is your purchasing department?
Quality management is what you make it
Make a move toward improved patient safety
Decisions on technology merit ample thought
New year, same issues: What’s to come in 2008
It's all about the master plan
Raise your hand if you want GPOs to stay
Share the data--there’s enough to go around
Hope for unique device identification after all
A satisfaction chasm that must be bridged
Technology additions remain work in progress
Is custom contracting counter productive?
Previous columns
Supplying SCMetrix with data is worth the effort2009 president-elect platforms
Why standards should be everyone's priority
CMRP certification betters you and the organization
Green efforts help the environment, bottom line
Materials managers' role is more than transactional
Standards would make substitutions easier
Playing the role of both mentor and manager
HSCSC standards initiative can help us get in sync
Teamwork pushes AHRMM ahead in 2007
Adhering to guidelines, rules and regulations
Working toward consensus on orthopedic implants
Improving health care through synchronization
President-elect Candidates
There is no substitution for proper education
Both internal and external disasters deserve attention
Previous columns
(ASHCSP articles included)
Surviving disasters takes foresight, careful planning
Make the most of your mechanical washer
Positive values, beliefs and attitudes key to CS success
Promoting quality takes consistent due diligence
Education, networking highlights of May meeting
Preventive measures help ensure positive outcomes
From ASHCSP to IAHCSMM the CS profession prevails
Managing goals is as critical as setting them
PPE compliance is critical for worker, patient safety
Prevent health hazards by reading chemical labels
Standardized names best option for quality of care
Cut costs with clinical quality value analysis
piraling instrument costs present many challenges
Ultrasonic cleaning wears its considerable age well
