Healthcare Purchasing News articles from July 1999

Healthcare Purchasing News archives from July 1999

Congress mulls needle-safety bill; more states act.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Stericycle crowned king of medical waste management.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

McKesson HBOC Inc.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

HealthSouth Corp.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, M.D.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Bits and bytes making bottom-line differences.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

FDA issues: Hemodialysis equipment safety alert.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Stocking up for Y2K.(Brief Article)(Polling Data)
July 1, 1999

Larger losses forecast.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Device user fees proposed.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Vendors testify about Y2K.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Medicare tops voter fears.(Brief Article)(Polling Data)
July 1, 1999

For-profits sacrifice charity.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

FDA warns of contamination.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

SUPPLY CONTRACTS.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

SERVICE CONTRACTS.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Henry Schein expands reach in Europe, U.S.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Needle safety dogged by efficacy, economic concerns.
July 1, 1999

IDNs continue to maintain strong GPO ties.(integrated delivery networks, group purchasing organizations)(Brief Article)(Polling Data)
July 1, 1999

Perspectives: Careers.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

CEO misses the point.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

MM evolution needed.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

AHRMM looks to set new educational standards.(Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

'Frisco' offers a world of wonders to MM visitors.(materials management)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Fashion Seal Uniforms.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

HealthLine Solutions Inc.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Global Software Inc.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Safetec of America Inc.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

ENOCHS Examining Room Furniture.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

STERIS Corp.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Allegiance Healthcare Corp., V. Mueller.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Advanced Sterilization Products.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

InterMetro Industries Corp.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Skytron.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Sporicidin International.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

U.S. Counseling Services Inc.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Duracell Inc.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

NewBold Corp.(announces new imprinter service program)
July 1, 1999

Medex.(Medex Pressure Transducer System)
July 1, 1999

Mobile Instrument Service & Repair.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

Blickman Health Industries.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999

STERIS Corp.(sterile processing system)
July 1, 1999

Reckitt & Colman.(Sporox II sterilizing and disinfecting solution)
July 1, 1999

AMA, Copelco devise new practice-finance program.(AMA Solutions Inc. and Copelco Capital form AMA CapitalLink)
July 1, 1999

Tenet, physician group form business alliance.(Tenet Healthcare Pennsylvaina Region and Delaware Valley Physician Alliance Inc)
July 1, 1999

Anesthesiologists seek new clinic guidelines.(on office-based surgery from Synergy Healthcare Services)
July 1, 1999

New wound care products facing closed OR budgets?(discussion of new wound management technology)
July 1, 1999

Less invasive cardiology procedure given green light.(Port-Access)
July 1, 1999

Scope flashback.(survey of operating room personnel on endoscopic products and services)
July 1, 1999

Kimberly-Clark geared up for more acquisitions.(Kimberly-Clark Professional Health Care)
July 1, 1999

Alternate sites need better grip on glove issues.(Frost and Sullivan conducts research on usage of latex-alternative gloves)
July 1, 1999

It's official: Joint certification to debut in 2000.(International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management and the National Institute for the Certification of Healthcare Sterile Processing and Distribution Professionals to join)
July 1, 1999

Professional associations differ on reuse stance.(proposed reuse of single-use medical devices causes difference of opinion on question of safety)
July 1, 1999

Second-hand gear.(survey from the Healthcare Purchasing News Reader on refurbished medical gear usage)
July 1, 1999

Correspondence course offered through new program.(International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management and Purdue University offer Partners in Educational Excellence program)
July 1, 1999

Medical device group petitions FDA to ban reuse.(Medical Device Manufacturers Association asks for ban on reusing disposable medical and surgical devices)
July 1, 1999

Sterilizaton Wraps & Containers.(discussion on preference of surgical instrument storage)
July 1, 1999

Synthetic Glove Packaging.(innovations from Dash Medical Gloves)
July 1, 1999

Protective Eyewear.(Wilson-brand Polysafe)
July 1, 1999

Latex-Free Cart.(by Edgeco)
July 1, 1999

Scissors-Grip Instruments.(Asian Medical Technologies introduces VersaLap.sup instruments with locking handle for laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery)
July 1, 1999

Needle-Safety Devices.(Multi-Draw.sup multiple-vial safety blood collection device; Cover-Cath.sup safety catheter)
July 1, 1999

Medical Gas Pipeline.(Squire-Cogswell/Aeros Instruments introduces Healthcair series of medical gas pipeline)
July 1, 1999

Adhesive Sensors.(Oxisensor II latex-free sensors)
July 1, 1999

Afterwords.(advertising spaces above surgical sinks; Retracable Technologies Inc. contract with Premier Inc.; OSHA turns to higher cost needle-safety kits;)
July 1, 1999

Earnings Digest.(health care industry earnings)
July 1, 1999

Price Indices.(Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index for the health care industry)
July 1, 1999

Purchasing Managers' Index.(for health care industry)
July 1, 1999

Bits and bytes making bottom-line differences (1).(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999