Healthcare Purchasing News articles from July 2001

Healthcare Purchasing News archives from July 2001

Poll: Worker shortage to hurt hospitals more.
July 1, 2001

HCFA may rate providers, tout results.
July 1, 2001

Hospital burns OR instruments, fearing CJD.
July 1, 2001

Reviews mixed on new administration's early healthcare report card.
July 1, 2001

CS staffer streamlines inventory, saves facility $565,000.
July 1, 2001

Power hungry.
July 1, 2001

Novation to suppliers: log on or move on.
July 1, 2001

CRS: There's no nursing shortage.
July 1, 2001

HCFA just isn't itself any more.
July 1, 2001

Report: 111% annual growth expected for device sector.
July 1, 2001

Hospitals slipping, but 'less worse' in public's eye.
July 1, 2001

FDA clears vein graft system for heart surgery.
July 1, 2001

Bill calls for more breast implant studies.
July 1, 2001

House, Senat bills set to help rural hospitals.
July 1, 2001

HHS delays nurse anesthetists rule.
July 1, 2001

Panel pushes or public notice of medical errors.
July 1, 2001

HPN to honor CS Department of the Year.
July 1, 2001

Study: Filmless imaging will became billion-dollar market.
July 1, 2001

Thompson eases Medicare access to compression pumps.
July 1, 2001

FDA stops company's tissue-cleaning method.
July 1, 2001

Major companies merge: Tyco agrees to buy C.R. Bard.
July 1, 2001

Medtronic plans to buy two CA device makers.
July 1, 2001

Study: Stents may help stroke victims.
July 1, 2001

Guidant begins selling recalled aortic graft.
July 1, 2001

State nursing groups continue organizing apart from ANA.
July 1, 2001

Predicted: Rurals to get Medicare help from Congress.
July 1, 2001

Low flu vaccine production could cause another shortage.
July 1, 2001

NAPPSI launches e-mail newsletter on needlesticks.
July 1, 2001

California judges permit patient to sue HMO in state court.
July 1, 2001

Journal: Carriers feel pricing pressure, out fees to hospitals.
July 1, 2001

Report: Most healthcare workers believe changes are needed.
July 1, 2001

Sulzer will pay for own hip implant mistakes.
July 1, 2001

Survey: 1 in 7 hospitals 'not at all' ready for HIPAA deadline.
July 1, 2001

Need for ER grows, but more units closing.
July 1, 2001

Los Angeles hospital joins IT outsourcing movement.
July 1, 2001

AHA named to list of most powerful lobbying organizations.
July 1, 2001

Earnings Digest.
July 1, 2001

DISTRIBUTORS.
July 1, 2001

MANUFACTURERS.
July 1, 2001

PROVIDERS.
July 1, 2001

PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX.
July 1, 2001

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
July 1, 2001

PRODUCER PRICE INDEX.
July 1, 2001

fastSTATS.
July 1, 2001

University: HMOs don't reduce co petition.
July 1, 2001

Breast study shows VABs less costly.
July 1, 2001

Drug vial reuse possibly source of infections.
July 1, 2001

Mid-summer blood shortage underscores cost management need.
July 1, 2001

Buyers hold power as endoscopic market thrives.
July 1, 2001

FDA approves nonkinking catheter for market.
July 1, 2001

FDA releases carbon dioxide testing device.
July 1, 2001

Bone stretcher approved for market.
July 1, 2001

Snapshot.
July 1, 2001

GPO giant: MedAssets buys HSCA, enters acute-care based market.
July 1, 2001

More states pushing toward mandatory CS certification.
July 1, 2001

BD.
July 1, 2001

Mobile Instrument Service & Repair Inc.
July 1, 2001

Surgical Products Acquisition.
July 1, 2001

STERIS Corporation.
July 1, 2001

Kimberly-Clark.
July 1, 2001

Ansell Professional Healthcare.
July 1, 2001

Novametrix.
July 1, 2001

Johnson & Johnson.
July 1, 2001

BD.
July 1, 2001

Ceramic-coated scissors.
July 1, 2001

Power vacuum.
July 1, 2001

Ring magnifier.
July 1, 2001

Hyper/hypothermia blanket devices.
July 1, 2001

Safety butterfly.
July 1, 2001

Surge protective receptacles.
July 1, 2001

Laser microdissection system.
July 1, 2001

Eating tool.
July 1, 2001

Closed-base cabinets.
July 1, 2001

Digital imaging station.
July 1, 2001

Fusion-bonded glove.
July 1, 2001

Surgical glove.
July 1, 2001

Planning guide.
July 1, 2001

MIT: Hexyl-PVP kills disease-causing organisms.
July 1, 2001

CDC warns of health care workers wearing artificial fingernails.
July 1, 2001

CDC: U.S. not ready to quell infectious diseases.
July 1, 2001

[0] Snapshot.
July 1, 2001

Day of discovery at hand for SUD reprocessing 'crowd'.
July 1, 2001

Experts: Some hospitals still stuck on OSHA's needlestick reg.
July 1, 2001

Annual meetings bridge members, unify associations.
July 1, 2001