Healthcare Purchasing News articles from September 1999

Healthcare Purchasing News archives from September 1999

Health Care Financing Administration.
September 1, 1999

Food and Drug Administration.
September 1, 1999

Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
September 1, 1999

American Hospital Association.
September 1, 1999

Y2K law may offer protection from 'frivolous' lawsuits.
September 1, 1999

E-commerce looks promising, despite growing pains.
September 1, 1999

OSHA ergonomics standard put on hold.
September 1, 1999

State needle-safety laws may see sharp increase.
September 1, 1999

Downward revision for hospital spending forecast.
September 1, 1999

Feds report that surveyors are too cozy with hospitals.
September 1, 1999

Survey: Hospital rankings biased toward finances.
September 1, 1999

IDNs maintain strong GPO relationships.
September 1, 1999

Data bank fines ahead?
September 1, 1999

Medicare cuts likely.
September 1, 1999

For-profits under fire.
September 1, 1999

Suit targets merger.
September 1, 1999

Records case advances.
September 1, 1999

Cosorta Catholic Resource Partners.
September 1, 1999

Premier Inc.
September 1, 1999

AmeriNet.
September 1, 1999

Health Services Corporation of America.
September 1, 1999

Novation.
September 1, 1999

U.S. Oncology Inc.
September 1, 1999

Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.
September 1, 1999

Kaiser Permanente.
September 1, 1999

Shawnee Mission Health System.
September 1, 1999

HealthPartners Inc.
September 1, 1999

Franciscan Health System.
September 1, 1999

Novation extends UHC purchasing contract with Siemens.
September 1, 1999

Feds: HCFA needs to watch its contractors more closely.
September 1, 1999

Pay raises vary widely for material managers.
September 1, 1999

Providers find that latex guidance is a sensitive issue.
September 1, 1999

Materials managers get better grades from their bosses.
September 1, 1999

MedPartners' sales get OK from court.
September 1, 1999

Non-surgical care requires consent.
September 1, 1999

OR capital equipment: buying in, leasing out.
September 1, 1999

Rash of new lawsuits tied to infected sutures.
September 1, 1999

Shop talk.
September 1, 1999

As law expires, Pennsylvania facilities take heart.
September 1, 1999

'Bloodless' surgery finds growing acceptance.
September 1, 1999

Thanks to newfound support, third-party reprocessors find growing acceptance.
September 1, 1999

Union growth could mean higher price tags for doctors.
September 1, 1999

Motivation, teamwork are keys to success in CS.
September 1, 1999

Central service professionals to hear about future options.
September 1, 1999

Purchasing execs predict strong economy to continue.
September 1, 1999

Afterwords.
September 1, 1999

Earnings Digest.
September 1, 1999

Consumer Price Index.
September 1, 1999

Producer Price Index.
September 1, 1999

Purchasing Managers' Index.
September 1, 1999

Taking Stock.
September 1, 1999