Healthcare Purchasing News articles from April 2001

Healthcare Purchasing News archives from April 2001

HEALTHCARE E-COMMERCE EFFORTS RUMBLE ONWARD.
April 1, 2001

Medical care, device prices rise again.
April 1, 2001

Medicare+Choice pay rises 5.3%.
April 1, 2001

IOM: System needs new technology, attitudes.
April 1, 2001

Supply management is central to top 100 ICUs.
April 1, 2001

Views abound on IDN versus GPO purchasing path.
April 1, 2001

E-security called a necessity, but MMs not hooking up.
April 1, 2001

PVC joins mercury as taboo.
April 1, 2001

FDA approves flexible endoscope suturing system.
April 1, 2001

Laser that treats skin disease given approval.
April 1, 2001

MedPAC: Hospital pay formula OK.
April 1, 2001

Patients' rights bill: sparring continues.
April 1, 2001

House launches HCFA investigation.
April 1, 2001

OSHA citations a real possibility this month.
April 1, 2001

Earnings Digest.
April 1, 2001

PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX.
April 1, 2001

Price Indices [*].
April 1, 2001

PRODUCER PRICE INDEX.
April 1, 2001

3M.
April 1, 2001

InterMetro Industries Corp.
April 1, 2001

Heraeus Medical Inc.
April 1, 2001

Regent Medical.
April 1, 2001

W.A. Baum Co. Inc.
April 1, 2001

Healthmark Industrial Co.
April 1, 2001

Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp.
April 1, 2001

Medibuy.com.
April 1, 2001

Geerpres.
April 1, 2001

Sempermed.
April 1, 2001

fastSTATs.
April 1, 2001

HCA slammed with eight Justice Department civil suits.
April 1, 2001

Blue Cross/Blue Shield report: HIPAA far too costly.
April 1, 2001

Benchmarking Center cites most costly medical mishaps.
April 1, 2001

Endoscope method 'excellent' for pancreas probes.
April 1, 2001

Company recalls aneurysm implants.
April 1, 2001

AMI treatment superior in urban hospitals.
April 1, 2001

Medicare Commission turns down wage index plan.
April 1, 2001

Labor Bureau sees job growth in health services.
April 1, 2001

Health groups urge Congress to protect Medicare Part A.
April 1, 2001

Workers rank health plans key to job retention.
April 1, 2001

Mosquito infection more serious than previously believed.
April 1, 2001

FDA approves insulin device with dosage memory.
April 1, 2001

AmeriSource and Bergen in drug distribution merger.
April 1, 2001

AHA urges Congress for regulatory relief.
April 1, 2001

Study: Primary care reduces debilitating sicknesses.
April 1, 2001

Medicare trust fund viable until 2029.
April 1, 2001

Lower costs possible for HIV patients.
April 1, 2001

Getting to the heart of it.
April 1, 2001

Study: Avoidable admissions soar, better ambulatory care a cure.
April 1, 2001

MedPAC: no changes on post surgery payments.
April 1, 2001

ER for 'routine' care called 'quite efficient'.
April 1, 2001

Out is in.
April 1, 2001

Race to sterility intensifies.
April 1, 2001

HCRMS folds, AHRMM absorbs.
April 1, 2001

'Creative' MM strategy puts cell phones in more hands.
April 1, 2001

Going, going, gone: Are hospitals bidding farewell to dynamic pricing?
April 1, 2001

Study: Digital equals traditional methods.
April 1, 2001

Detection device for diabetics enters market.
April 1, 2001

FDA OKs sale of outpatient defibrillator.
April 1, 2001

Implantable spinal device treats degenerative discs.
April 1, 2001

Viva la patiente!
April 1, 2001

InterMetro Industries.
April 1, 2001

Geerpres Inc.
April 1, 2001

Akro-Mils.
April 1, 2001

Atromick.
April 1, 2001

Lab lamps.
April 1, 2001

Blood gas instrument.
April 1, 2001

Suction unit.
April 1, 2001

Wedge Pillow.
April 1, 2001

IV catheter.
April 1, 2001

Hand dryers.
April 1, 2001

New JCAHO video tells safety needs with vending machines.
April 1, 2001

Chronic infections may cause clogged arteries.
April 1, 2001

Blood exposure rates in hospitals too high.
April 1, 2001

Scientists foresee global flu outbreak.
April 1, 2001

HVC Boom?
April 1, 2001

President-elect Sexton brings expertise, enthusiasm to new post.
April 1, 2001

Hiring and retention made easier.
April 1, 2001

Keep your head in the game.
April 1, 2001

Maybe it's time for the FDA to be reprocessed.
April 1, 2001

What's the best feedback you've received recently from a supervisor?
April 1, 2001