Healthcare Purchasing News articles from August 2003

Healthcare Purchasing News archives from August 2003

See you in SoCal.(From The Editor)
August 1, 2003

Premier names former consultant to lead purchasing unit.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

Fast stats.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

Toronto SARS death called preventable.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

For $622 million, Abbott settles fraud case.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

JCAHO offers protocol to reduce OR errors.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

Alabama IDN selects VHA.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

Excellent: da Vinci-Zeus merger completed.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

Mississippi hospitals band for liability insurance.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

2002 birth rate lowest in nearly a century.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

RTI, Braun to distribute safety needles in Africa.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

Americans get only half a chance at proper care.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

Ardent Health joins GHX.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

Report: U.S. hospitals facing increased debt.(News Wire)
August 1, 2003

2003 HPN salary survey: materials management salaries on the rise.(News On The Cover)
August 1, 2003

Drug-eluting stents: the high cost of immortality?
August 1, 2003

Legal wranglings on SUD reprocessing mostly aid reprocessors.(News)
August 1, 2003

Opinion: will the real patient advocate please stand up?(News)
August 1, 2003

Outpatient care cost rival inpatient expenses.(Outpatient Connection)
August 1, 2003

Gap between stroke understanding and stroke prevention.(Outpatient Connection)
August 1, 2003

Report: no proof that digital mammography batter than screen film.(Outpatient Connection)
August 1, 2003

When evaluating trays and kits, is the sum of the parts worth it?(Operating Room)
August 1, 2003

Report: sterile tray growth rate steady.
August 1, 2003

Linen replacement costs and patient welfare.
August 1, 2003

Smallpox shots urged for workers treating monkeypox.(Infection control Update)
August 1, 2003

Hand sanitizer as fashion accessory.(Infection control Update)
August 1, 2003

Mayo Clinic site offers infection info.(Infection control Update)
August 1, 2003

SPDs turn up heat on infection control: but lack of consensus creates new challenges.(Infection Connection)
August 1, 2003

Rigid endoscopes.(Self-study Series)
August 1, 2003

Insect contamination, rigid containers, and MRSA.(CS Questions * CS Answers)
August 1, 2003

Disaster response planning tool available.(News)
August 1, 2003

Fall meeting mixes serious CS topics with Mexican flair.(Viewpoint)
August 1, 2003

Schedule of events.
August 1, 2003

Neoforma software tackles materials management.(New Technology)
August 1, 2003

System mixes, knee implant, computer navigation.(New Technology)
August 1, 2003

Nation's first mobile forensic nursing unit.(New Technology)
August 1, 2003

Worker safety: a road well-traveled, yet so far to go.(Products & Sevices)
August 1, 2003

Paper trail ends in lower costs, less inventory and customer satisfaction.(What Works)
August 1, 2003

Patient room automated dispensing.(New Products)
August 1, 2003

Copper/silver ionization disinfectant.(New Products)
August 1, 2003

T-Sling with Centrasorb.(New Products)
August 1, 2003

Digital imaging platform.(New Products)
August 1, 2003

Lithotripsy laser.(New Products)
August 1, 2003

Safety-engineered blood collection device.(New Products)
August 1, 2003

Disposable silicone infuser.(Products & Services)
August 1, 2003

Urine drainage system.(Products & Services)
August 1, 2003

New warming cabinets.(Products & Services)
August 1, 2003

Economy instruments.(Products & Services)
August 1, 2003

Umbilical cord clamp clipper.(Products & Services)
August 1, 2003

Disinfectant wipes.(Products & Services)
August 1, 2003

End ripped wrap.(Products & Services)
August 1, 2003

Seracult fecal blood test.(Products & Services)
August 1, 2003

41th annual conference & exhibition Aug. 17-20 San Diego, CA.(Vendor Spotlight)
August 1, 2003

Worth repeating.
August 1, 2003

Perspectives on the state of Medicare, hospitals and suppliers.(People & Opinions)
August 1, 2003

Playing fair in a competitive world.(Having My Say)
August 1, 2003

JCAHO jargon understood: how to leverage the language of the JCAHO PI Standards to create common ground for understanding.(AHRMM Ideas)
August 1, 2003

CMS: Hospitals still battle rising costs.(People & Opinion)
August 1, 2003

Fiscal food fights fuel spending battles; TB guidelines withdrawn.(Washington Report)
August 1, 2003

Nominate your team for 2005 CS/SPD Department of the Year.(CS Department of the Year Awards)
August 1, 2003

Penny wise.(Letters)
August 1, 2003

Favoring a fee-based GPO system.(Letters)
August 1, 2003