Healthcare Purchasing News

2002年

CS: The foundation of effective infection control - Safety Matters Suzanne Noble (-)

Healthmark Industries - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Like walking on air - New Products (-)

Shower Sentinel - New Products (-)

HIPAA compliant - Snapshot (-)

E-procurement is a solution for savvy hospitals and IDNs: A look at what's available for the discerning pointer and clicker, and if it really helps streamline the supply chain - News Curt Werner (-)

SSI Surgical Services, Catholic Health Initiatives sign contract - News Wire (-)

Olympus - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Hy-Tape Corp - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - CJD - Self Study Series (-)

Premier debuts online safety newsletter - Infection Control Update (-)

Tailor-made cleaning formula - Products & Services (-)

Lighten up - New Products (-)

HHS: Oversight of ambulatory surgery centers lacking - Outpatient Connection (-)

Merit Medical signs $2 million deal with Broadlane - News Life (-)

Contaminated bronchoscopes endanger Johns Hopkins patients - News Wire (-)

Surgical Services Inc - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Heraeus - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Processes through e-Procurement (-)

AIDS, HCV tests cleared; costs could spiral - Infection Control Update (-)

"S" for safety - Products & Services (-)

Advances in endoscopic equipment bring new challenges for CS departments - Ashcsp Angle Bryant C. Broder (-)

Fresenius medical predicts profit swell - Outpatient Connection (-)

ECRI shuffles management team - News Wire (-)

Medline in talks to acquire Angelica uniform unit - News Wire (-)

SciCan - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Gaymar Industries - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Streamlining healthcare business (-)

3M - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Aloe Vera SoftSkin - Products & Services (-)

Surgery of the future could shed little blood: Medical startup unveils device it says will render certain types of surgery virtually bloodless - Products & Services Karin Lillis (-)

Clarification - News Wire (-)

JCAHO releases stats on ventilator-related deaths and injuries - News Wire (-)

South of Afghanistan - From the Editor (-)

Precision Endoscopy of America - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Enthermics Medical Systems - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Linking the right system: Efficient use of materials management resources may be as simple as adding one solution to another - What works Gerry Joseph (-)

Standing Magician - Products & Services (-)

Great strides being made in endoscopy: Understanding a sophisticated science - Products & Services Suzanne Noble (-)

Correction - News Wire (-)

S&P upgrades Catholic Healthcare West credit outlook to stable - News Wire (-)

Mobile Instrument & Repair Inc - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Artromick International Inc - Vendor Spotlight (-)

What are the top product standardization projects you are currently working on at your hospital, and how are they progressing? - Reader Poll (-)

Hooded fumes - Products & Services (-)

State-of-the-art ice - New Products (-)

Medicare to cover PET scans for breast cancer patients - New Technology (-)

HIMSS survey: HIPAA compliance top IT execs' concern - News (-)

Computer Motion, Karl Storz form strategic alliance - News Wire (-)

Maxxim Medical - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Ansell Healthcare - Vendor Spotlight (-)

The onerous economic impact of FDA reprocessing regulations - Having my Say Nathan L. Belkin (-)

Soft and pliable - Products & Services (-)

One size fits all - New Products (-)

Pressure ulcer treatment studied in Israel - New Technology (-)

Ascension execs taking supply chain efficiency into their own hands - News Curt Werner (-)

Broadlane adds AmerisourceBergen, upgrades Exchange - News Wire (-)

$250 million Broadlane contract to Xerox - News Wire (-)

Groups in crisis: an overhaul or a tune-up? - From the Editor (-)

Correction (-)

On the matter of business ethics - ASHCSP Angle Bryant C. Broder (-)

Hazard awareness - Products & Services (-)

Soft touch electrodes - Products & Services (-)

BD bifurcated needle gets FDA clearance - New Technology (-)

American Pharmaceutical Partners fires back at New York Times charges - News Wire (-)

Clarification (-)

Comparing U.S., Japanese systems in effective infection control - Safety Matters Janine Jagger (-)

UVC biological protection - Products & Services (-)

High-resolution excellence - Products & Services (-)

Increased risk - Snapshot (-)

Futura scalpels selected by Kaiser - News Wire (-)

Letters (-)

CDC: provider preparation key to thwarting TB - Infection Control Update (-)

Solvent-free carpet cleaner - Product & Services (-)

All-in-one Pulse/Sensor - Products & Services (-)

BrainLAB introduces image-guided surgery for hip and knee - New Technology (-)

Guidant pacemaker family gets FDA nod - New Technology (-)

Departmental Functional Analysis can boost materials management performance - Surgical Business Robert H. Perry (-)

VHA hospitals find cooperation breeds impressive savings - Surgical Business Curt Werner (-)

What are some of the things you are currently doing to improve customer satisfaction? - Reader Poll (-)

Abbott to partner in CJD diagnostic test development - Infection Control Update (-)

Snap for safe handling - Products & Services (-)

Face It - Products & Services (-)

Action Products - Product Focus (-)

Banner Health signs deal for stereotactic mammography system - Outpatient Connection (-)

Analysis: is the sky falling on GPOs? - News Curt Werner (-)

HIMSS 2002 produces IT answers to range of healthcare questions - Having My Say Richard A. Perrin (-)

Needlestick Safety selling tool launched - Infection Control Update (-)

Much more fitting - Products & Services (-)

Pure air - Products & Services (-)

Getinge/Castle - Product Focus (-)

Inspector General announces FY 2002 Work Plan - Surgical Business Robert A. Wells (-)

Diabetes - Snapshot (-)

Overburdened - Snapshot (-)

High volume throughput - Products & Services (-)

Almost real - Products & Services (-)

Sterile scope wrap - New Products (-)

The intelligent O.R.: voice-activated lights and remote control tables transport O.R. suites into the future - Product & Services Suzanne Noble (-)

Premier renews Immucor pact - News Wire (-)

Skipping out - Snapshot (-)

GOJO Industries Inc - Product Focus (-)

Disposable and safe - New Products (-)

Outpatient connection (-)

Kimberly-Clark launches education initiative - News Wire (-)

Letters (-)

Quick cleaning solution - New Products (-)

Bright wet-look shine - New Products (-)

Nursing shortage - Snapshot (-)

MedSafe in safety alliance with Massachusetts network - News Wire (-)

On the need for industrywide standards - People & Opinions John Burks (-)

Single-handed - New Products (-)

Low air loss - New Products (-)

Disposable isolation gowns cheaper than reusables - What Works Karin Lillis (-)

Viatronix gets preferred-vendor agreement with Tenet - News Wire (-)

Chemical indicators, SPD renovations, loaner trays and organic loads - CS Questions CS Answers Ray Taurasi (-)

A class of it's own - New Products (-)

Finger on the pulse - New Products (-)

A weighty problem: treating and transporting patients - News Karin Lillis (-)

AmeriNet Choice contract awarded to Maxxim - News Wire (-)

Sharps injuries in C.S. a real concern - IAHCSMM Viewpoint (-)

All-inclusive discovery - New Products (-)

FDA clears BD bifurcated needle for smallpox vaccination - New Technology (-)

Playing defense, groups again find themselves on the firing line - News Curt Werner (-)

The Mendoza Line - From the Editor (-)

One year later, needlestick safety law largely ignored - Safety Matters Curt Werner (-)

Flicker-free - New Products (-)

Praxair launches branded medical gas program - New Technology (-)

Waste management takes providers down a tricky road of rules and cost - News Suzanne Noble (-)

Benchmarking: best practices to improve central service - 1 (-)

AORN honors Cynthia Spry with Award For Excellence - Infection Control Update (-)

Leg measuring device - New Products (-)

Testing system improves patient safety - New Technology (-)

Fast stats - News Wire (-)

Breathing easier? - Snapshot (-)

URAC approves new disease management standards - Infection Control Update (-)

Automatic re-lock - New Products (-)

A hands-on approach to better hygiene: the right product can make handwashing more effective and help break the cycle of infection - Products & Services Suzanne Noble (-)

Novation ends contract with Specialty Labs - News Wire (-)

On third-party reprocessing of medical devices labeled for 'single use' - Having my Say Pamela J. Furman (-)

Three manufacturers join needlestick safety alliance - Infection Control Update (-)

All round soaker - New Products (-)

Guarding against an unseen killer: stray electrosurgical burns - Safety Matters Curt Werner (-)

Longer hospital stays result from out-of-specialty care - News Wire (-)

Implementing a third-party reprocessing program - ASHCSP Angle Patricia Vanni (-)

Surgical equipment left inside patient after operation - Infection Control Update (-)

Biological threats - New Products (-)

Milwaukee IDN moves to web-based supply chain solution - News Wire (-)

Quality CS work requires quality systems: seven steps to get there - Safety Matters Karin Lillis (-)

Praxair Healthcare Services - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Monitor pressure - New Products (-)

Looking good - New Products (-)

Ruhof - Corporate Profiles (-)

GOJO? - Corporate Profiles (-)

Simple things count in inventory control - Cover Story Curt Werner (-)

Headline news - From the Editor Curt Werner (-)

Med-Design Corp. congratulates BD on Integra Syringe launch - Infection Control Update (-)

Mobile Instrument - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Cutting up - New Products (-)

One-step disinfection - New Products (-)

Sempermed?: quality and consistency first? - Corporate Profiles (-)

2002 infection control guide (-)

IDN chooses Instrumentarium Imaging - Newswire (-)

Report: low staffing levels raise chances for needlestick injuries - Infection Control Update (-)

Kimberly-Clark Corp - Vendor Spotlight (-)

P80 Power - New Products (-)

A sensible approach to managing instrument repairs - Products & Services Bryant Broder (-)

3M Health Care - Corporate Profiles (-)

Real-time experience: life in the OR improves with a perpetual inventory system - Surgical Business Rich Saccomanno (-)

VA, Toshiba ink imaging deals - Newswire (-)

Letters (-)

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc - Corporate Profiles (-)

Cost savings with a Twist - What Works Karin Lillis (-)

Instrument protection - New Products (-)

Puritan Bennett releases compact bi-level ventilator - New Technology (-)

American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc - Corporate Profiles (-)

Physician PDA ownership - Outpatient Connection (-)

Medibuy's marketplace adds Abbott Laboratories - Newswire (-)

Making the case for competition - Having My Say Joe E. Kiani (-)

Rusch - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Up in smoke - New Products (-)

Brushing up - New Products (-)

Hearing screening device lands Grason-Stadler award - New Technology (-)

Capital Equipment (-)

CS, OR, IC groups host joint meeting to raise bar, align goals - Viewpoint (-)

Incontinence care - Products & Services (-)

Antimicrobial dressing - New Products (-)

BD launches smallpox vaccination needle - New Technology (-)

Fast stats (-)

Carilion Health System in IT pact with Lawson - Newswire (-)

Administrative Section (-)

Choosing sterilants and disinfectants can be a tricky business - Safety Matters Karin Lillis (-)

Lighted handrail - Products & Services (-)

Scrub suit dispenser - New Products (-)

Goldman Sachs 2002 survey: Allegiance edges to tie Owens as top med-surg distributor - Surgical Business (-)

Despite war talk, GPOs still pressured to reform - Newswire Curt Werner (-)

HealthTrust, Dornoch in infectious waste agreement - Newswire (-)

Associations - Industry Information (-)

Safe consumer sharps disposal program launched - Infection Control Update (-)

Versatile mattress - Products & Services (-)

Infusion warmer - New Products (-)

Capital equipment buys draw a crowd - Surgical Business Phil Reynolds (-)

Fun's over: feds crack down on perks for docs and GPOs - Newswire (-)

Nurse's needle reuse infects 52 patients with hepatitis C - Newswire (-)

On the value of distribution - Having my Say Akhil Agrawal (-)

B.Braun launches safety program - Infection Control Update (-)

CPR training manikin - New Products (-)

Disposable soap system - New Products (-)

Patient monitoring sector enjoying unexpected growth - Surgical Business Phil Reynolds (-)

Facing tough questions on ethics, GPOs seek ways to respond - News Curt Werner (-)

FBI raids Tenet hospital for billing and unnecessary surgery info - Newswire (-)

Frank talk on group purchasing - People & Opinions (-)

December is Int'l Sharps Injury Prevention Awareness Month - Infection Control Update (-)

Barcoded IV delivery - New Products (-)

Demographics propel a vibrant ortho market - Products & Services Karin Lillis (-)

Too much of nothing - From the Editor (-)

Self-study series - High-Level Disinfectants (-)

Dot-com hoopla now a memory, but online sources haven't gone away - Surgical Business Curt Werner (-)

The 2002 HPN Central Service Department of the Year: The Cleveland Clinic - News Curt Werner (-)

AHRMM picks Mateka as president-elect - Newswire (-)

On white blood cells, chrome-plated instruments, density ceilings and UV light - CS Questions & Answers (-)

FDA clears 'rapid' HIV test - Infection Control Update (-)

Particulate respirator - New Products (-)

Boston Scientific announces FDA clearance for new stent system - New Technology (-)

Meeting the challenge, advancing the profession - ASHCSP Angle Sarah Oaks (-)

Consorta announces distribution agreements - Outpatient Connection (-)

Fast stats (-)

Premier signs HealthScribe - Newswire (-)

CDC rules alcohol gel hands down better than soap and water - Safety Matters (-)

Germicidal air purification - New Products (-)

Odor-detecting lamp - New Products (-)

Storz unveils 4mm Bettocchi Hysteroscope System - New Technology (-)

Letters (-)

Report: 15.5% improvement in nation's overall health - Outpatient Connection (-)

PA IDN seals deal with Broadlane - Newswire (-)

Probe clears HealthSouth exec of stock sale wrongdoing - Newswire (-)

Sharps safety high on worker safety list - Safety Matters Karin Lillis (-)

Endoscopic video system - New Products (-)

Sterilization containers - New Products (-)

Hospitals must be ready for bioterrorism - Safety Matters Curt Werner (-)

New JCAHO 'visions' may boost quality efforts, ease CS staffers' survey woes - IAHCSMM Viewpoint (-)

Online catalog eases hospital's purchasing - What Works Phil Reynolds (-)

Big GPOs turning green - Newswire (-)

HHS asks HIDA to help develop emergency supply program - Newswire (-)

Just add water - New Products (-)

Have GPOs outlived their purpose? A critical perspective - News Robert H. Perry (-)

Medline to open new distribution center in California - News Wire (-)

CDC Draft recommends brushless surgical scrub - Infection Control Update (-)

Olympus - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Wonderful Workstation - New Products (-)

Sing an Aria - New Products (-)

Down the drain - New Products (-)

Senior status - Snapshot (-)

ASHCSP partners with NICHSPDP - News Wire (-)

Sharps Safety and Needlestick Prevention guide available - Infection Control Update (-)

Carl Zeiss - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Weigh in digitally - New Products (-)

Pillow talk - New Products (-)

Wound care and infection control in the O.R. demands care and teamwork - Products & Services Suzanne Noble (-)

British appear to reprocess fewer SUDs than U.S - News Todd Shields (-)

Blood filtration product agreement signed - News Wire (-)

Mayo and Alliance sign reprocessing pact - Infection Control Update (-)

Abatement Technologies - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Wrap it up - New Products (-)

Ascension and Omnicell to share solutions - New Technology (-)

Consultant: Dust off your inventory count sheet and use it for cash - Surgical Business Todd Shields (-)

More mammograms - Snapshot (-)

Premier inks deals for image-guided surgical products - News Wire (-)

Hospital finds solution to mercury waste problem - What Works Todd Shields (-)

Spectrum Surgical instruments - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Blow out those tubes - New Products (-)

VHA wins website accolades - New Technology (-)

Attracting, training, retaining good CS staff remains management's toughest task - Surgical Business Karin J. Lillis (-)

Dial 'S' for Scam: NY hospital latest victim - News Wire (-)

In upper Michigan, cooperation breeds supply savings - News Todd Shields (-)

What was your personal or your department's most significant accomplishment in 2001? - Reader Poll (-)

Sterilox - Vendor Spotlight (-)

RG Medical - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Surely steamed - New Products (-)

Hologic, Siemens alliance focuses on digital mammography systems - New Technology (-)

Hospitals have enough protective apparel, today - Surgical Business Todd Shields (-)

Premier Sourcing Partners signs IT pact - News Wire (-)

Tyco-Bard deal: Will it ever close? - Breaking News (-)

Do you have what it takes to be a certified CS technician? - Having my say Lamont Holliday (-)

Gaymar - Vendor Spotlight (-)

BD - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Kiddie-friendly masks - New Products (-)

Customized surgical suites readied for Houston Hospital - New Technology (-)

JCAHO recruits patients in war against medical errors - Outpatient Connection (-)

Two Catholic groups close bonds - News Wire (-)

Bioterrorism, recruitment topped 2001 stories for trade groups - News Todd Shields (-)

CS profession faces hurdles, but offers solid opportunities - People & Opinions Richard Schule (-)

Royce Rolls Ringer Company - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Herman Miller - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Warm wound care - New Products (-)

Flexible fiberoptics - New Products (-)

Donor tissue blamed in a knee surgery death - Outpatient Connection (-)

AmeriNet and Masterplan sign maintenance services agreement - News Wire (-)

Group purchasing rests atop the hospital supply chain: GPOs stronger than ever, but still flawed - News Curt Werner (-)

Rigid containers could pose risks - Safety Matters Nancy Chobin (-)

Kimberly Clark - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Explore electronically - New Products (-)

Mighty medical imaging - New Products (-)

Closed-system safety - New Products (-)

OSHA issues updated bloodborne pathogens directive - Outpatient Connection (-)

FDA reverses surgical gel denial - News Wire (-)

The end of e-commerce … or the beginning? Curt Werner (-)

CS a critical, yet often overlooked, piece to infection control puzzle - IAHCSMM Viewpoint (-)

Getinge/Castle - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Glossy paper media - New Products (-)

Zam it - New Products (-)

Build it right and the germs won't come - New Products (-)

Fast stats (-)

HealthTrust relocates to Brentwood - News Wire (-)

2002: A space Odyssey - From the Editor (-)

CS role in bioterrorism readiness plans appears blurry - IAHCSMM Viewpoint (-)

Streamlined sterilizers - New Products (-)

Goose-necked eyewash - New Products (-)

Everything4MDs targets freestanding radiology centers - Outpatient Connection (-)

Physician preference: overcoming standardization obstacles requires a nation-building effort - News Curt Werner (-)

Prescription use - Snapshot (-)

Exploring infinity - New Products (-)

Gently antiseptic - New Products (-)

Manufacturers promoting shift to single-use dialyzers - Outpatient Connection (-)

Novation sets bar coding guidelines for private label products - Newswire (-)

In Denver, a win-win answer to staff recruitment and training questions - ASHCSP Angle Rose Seavey (-)

Keeping it on track - New Products (-)

Flip-top safety - New Products (-)

HPN market basket - News (-)

Specialty distributor of neurology supplies acquired, renamed - Newswire (-)

Assessing a central service profession that meets challenges and demands - Newsmaker Q&A (-)

Lightweight forceps - New Products (-)

Choices in sterilization products for the O.R.: understanding the sophisticated science - Products & Services Suzanne Noble (-)

Hospitals rate distribution powers; Owens & Minor leads the field - News Curt Werner (-)

GHX joins e-standards group - Newswire (-)

Reuse of single use medical devices: a regulatory update (-)

Serviceably ducted - New Products (-)

Institute educates hospitals on filmless X-ray technology - New Technology (-)

Bioterrorism poses distinct challenges for hospitals - News James D. Bentley (-)

Age, technology advance in lockstep - Newswire (-)

Premier responds to charges leveled by small manufacturers - Letters Howard Sanders (-)

Disease states: prepare for outbreaks that can strain resources - Safety Matters Suzanne Noble (-)

System resolved - New Products (-)

New approach to healing leg ulcers relies on warmth - New Technology (-)

Bypass facts - Snapshot (-)

AmeriNet calls on Dukane for new contract - Newswire (-)

Bioterrorism response - Snapshot (-)

Donor tissue blamed in a knee surgery death - Infection control Update (-)

IV admin innovation - New Products (-)

Implanted microchip maps patient's history - New Technology (-)

Attacks spur emergency planning; forge closer supply chain partner ties - News Curt Werner (-)

Initial business transacted over GHX-Neoforma integrated solution - Newswire (-)

Who benefits from minimally invasive implant procedures? - Letters Bill Tousey (-)

CDC moves to prepare health officials on outbreak diseases - Infection control Update (-)

Pressure cushioned - New Products (-)

Sharps injuries reduced with retracting safety scalpel - What Works Todd Shields (-)

HPN datebook - News (-)

Northwestern Memorial signs $140 million pact with Allegiance - Newswire (-)

Worth repeating - People & Opinions (-)

UK allows reusable instruments for some surgeries, again - Infection control Update (-)

Two-sided tilter - New Products (-)

Improved contract management can raise compliance, cut costs - Surgical Business Todd Shields (-)

What new leadership roles can people in your profession undertake in the next five years? - Reader Poll (-)

Fast stats (-)

Organize to sterilize - New Products (-)

Top-gard comfort - New Products (-)

Research casts doubt on early detection as breast cancer cure - Outpatient Connection (-)

Materials management department lends aid at flight 93 crash site - News Greg Chiappelli (-)

Not unbridled optimism, but close - From The Editor Curt Werner (-)

Hy-Tape International Inc.: The Original Pink Tape? - Corporate Profiles (-)

AmeriNet, Del Imaging sign three-year agreement - Outpatient Connection (-)

VA to reorganize $6 billion contracting operations - Newswire (-)

ASHCSP annual conference to address range of topics - ASHCSP Angle (-)

Welch Allyn Inc - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Supportive seating - New Products (-)

Stainless steel case carts - New Products (-)

Tepha submits device master file to FDA - New Technology (-)

Regent Medical: setting the standard in protection? - Corporate Profiles (-)

Study addresses high-risk patients and colon screening - Outpatient Connection (-)

Well before construction begins, infection control should have its say - Surgical Business Curt Werner (-)

Broadlane signs three-year staffing pact - Newswire (-)

On group purchasing - People & Opinions Richard A. Norling (-)

Regent Medical - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Lay back - New Products (-)

Pressure relief - New Products (-)

Maxxim Medical - Corporate Profiles (-)

Competitive effects of GPOs' purchasing and product selection practices - News Herbert Hovenkamp (-)

AmeriNet going mobile - Newswire (-)

Worth repeating (-)

Olympus America Inc - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Fits like a glove - New Products (-)

Hands-down protection - New Products (-)

SMG?: powdered - Corporate Profiles (-)

Owen Mumford: making a world of difference - Corporate Profiles (-)

Vendors seek relief, GPOs seek answers to mounting controversy - News Curt Werner (-)

NYU, Siemens in seven-year radiology alliance - Newswire (-)

Computers in CS: plugging into better data - Viewpoint (-)

Maxxim Medical - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Equipment transport - New Products (-)

OR camera drape - New Products (-)

Welch Allyn? - Corporate Profiles (-)

Kimberly-Clark: protection. For life - Corporate Profiles (-)

White sale: Medline sews up rare acquisition in hospital uniform segment - News Curt Werner (-)

Fast stats (-)

Bundling, product selection, brand changes and patient/staff safety - CS Questions CS Answers Ray Taurasi (-)

Action Products - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Seating solutions - New Products (-)

In the bag - New Products (-)

Terumo? - Corporate Profiles (-)

Ansell: doing one thing doing it right? - Corporate Profiles (-)

Materials manager pay in slow ascent - News Karin Lillis (-)

Tyco selloff? Stryker acquires spinal unit for $135 million - Newswire (-)

Letters (-)

Sharp features - New Products (-)

Feeling the budget whip, kit and tray suppliers step up the action - Products & Services Karin Lillis (-)

The boys of summer - From the Editor Curt Werner (-)

GPOs on GPOs - People & Opinions Robert Betz (-)

Sufficient sanitization, disinfection levels and wet sterile packages - CS Questions/CS Answers Ray Taurasi (-)

Newborn hearing - New Products (-)

New implantable cardioverter defibrillator - New Technology (-)

Secure and convenient - New Products (-)

New bone densitometer gets FDA nod - New Technology (-)

Are barrier-draping materials cost-effective? - Safety Matters Nathan L. Belkin (-)

Cover-up - New Products (-)

Alliance Medical picks up four FDA clearances - New Technology (-)

FDA: Help us protect workers from needlesticks - Infection Control Update (-)

Waterless alternative - New Products (-)

An inside look at device reprocessing - Surgical Business Curt Werner (-)

Infectious disease expert named to head CDC - Infection Control Update (-)

Clean up - New Products (-)

Allina cuts off home care arm - Outpatient Connection (-)

Premier inks pact with needle safety concern - Infection Control Update (-)

Clamp it up - New Products (-)

Phantom sales scheme hits home care supplier - Outpatient Connection (-)

Utility carts - New Products (-)

Online ordering helps hospital cut $1.4 million in costs - What Works Karin Lillis (-)

With focus on mega-GPOs, smaller groups stand far from the fray - News Curt Werner (-)

Rethink, retool processes to revitalize supply chain - Viewpoint (-)

In the bag - New Products (-)

Automated instrument tracking systems (-)

CS salaries enjoy healthy boost - News (-)

Is this really a 'GPOgate'? - Having My Say Renee Landry (-)

Gentle warmth - New Products (-)

Self-study series: Lesson no. 65 August 2002 (-)

Narrowing the gap: wireless order entry coming of age in hospitals - News Curt Werner (-)

AHA hits back at Chicago Tribune report on infections - Infection Control Update (-)

All-purpose transport cart - New Products (-)

Wireless order entry to explode in hospitals - Surgical Business Richard A. Perrin (-)

Government OK's higher payments for drug-coated J&J stents - News Wire (-)

Letters (-)

Digital radiography system - New Products (-)

Real-time anesthesia tracking - New Products (-)

Wireless technology transmits change into materials management - Surgical Business Phil Reynolds (-)

H-P, Agilent settle Fed claim of faulty medical equipment - News Wire (-)

An industry starving for cost-effective education - Having My Say Greg Firestone (-)

IV dressings - New Products (-)

Endoscope protection - New Products (-)

Quidel debuts urinalysis diagnostic product - Outpatient Connection (-)

FDA urged to go slow on mandated barcodes - News Wire (-)

Strategic partnering: new variations for the 21st century - ASHCSP Angle Bryant C. Broder (-)

Tray identification tags - New Products (-)

Perfusionist equipment cart - New Products (-)

Adventist Health inks floor-covering pact - Outpatient Connection (-)

Houston's Memorial Hermann automates with McKesson - News Wire (-)

Infection control is everybody's business - People & Opinions Gina Pugliese (-)

Secure narcotics cabinet - New Products (-)

Barcode wristbands guide - New Products (-)

HHS rescues inner-city hospital as outpatient clinic - Outpatient Connection (-)

Fall IAHCSMM meeting offers river of educational opportunity - IAHCSMM Viewpoint (-)

Monitored IV delivery - New Products (-)

Digitized surgical images - New Products (-)

Hospital's latex-free program fits like a glove - What Works Karin Lillis (-)

Consorta launches Strategic Value Management Program - News Wire (-)

On SP outsourcing misconceptions and clean water - CS Questions - CS Answers Ray Taurasi (-)

Fracture alignment tool - New Products (-)

Cart vendors seek to win the space race - Products & Services Karin Lillis (-)

GPO controversy could be drawing to a close - News Curt Werner (-)

Broadlane awards contract to Dictaphone - News Wire (-)

Wound management presents financial and outcome challenges - Safety Matters Morris D. Kerstein (-)

Flexible lighting - New Products (-)

ESTECH products enable robotic beating heart surgery - New Technology (-)

Plumper paychecks for infection control personnel - News Karin Lillis (-)

MedAssets partners with CareMedic - News Wire (-)

Needlestick prevention group adds eight new members - Infection Control Update (-)

Efficient diabetes monitor - New Products (-)

Inceptio earns FDA approval for vascular imaging system - New Technology (-)

Med-surg distributors pound away at a stable, but demanding hospital market - News Curt Werner (-)

Please make it stop - From the Editor Curt Werner (-)

OSHA targets infection risks at nursing facilities - Infection Control Update (-)

Large, folding cafeteria tables - New Products (-)

Benchmarking report: rental and commercial laundry operating expense lowest - Surgical Business Peter Corr (-)

Fast Stats (-)

Letters (-)

Latex-free exam gloves - Products & Services (-)

One-handed protection - New Products (-)

Charlotte system reaps huge profit, in part due to supply savings - Surgical Business Todd Shields (-)

FDA issues recommendations for reducing risk of mad cow disease - Newswire (-)

Better coverage - Snapshot (-)

Safety blood collection sets - Products & Services (-)

15-second kill - New Products (-)

Doctors Hospital North devotes space for short-term stay unit - Outpatient Connection (-)