Supply chain a C-faring pursuit

C-suite scrutiny of healthcare supply chain operations alternately may give some within the supply chain management ranks hope and others pause in the midst of economic tension. Three hospital CEOs are the latest to acknowledge this and have earned SURE-fire recognition from Healthcare Purchasing News.

Smart surgical suites set new operating standards

Whether they’re called hybrid, integrated, universal, or "smart," these types of advanced operating rooms give surgeons new flexibility by combining traditional surgical capabilities with high-tech imaging.

Keeping IV infections out of site

Caring for intravenous infusion sites can be tricky business because the potential exists for so much to go so wrong in such a tiny space when it comes to infections and injuries.

SPD QA gives due diligence to reprocessing devices

While all aspects of patient care warrant focused attention to drive quality assurance, process improvement and positive outcomes, nowhere are those ideals more crucial and evident than in sterile processing, where the challenges of a perpetually harried pace and ever-evolving instrumentation are often exacerbated by limited resources and split-second customer demands.
 

Self Study Series
Rigid sterilization containers:
Selecting, using and maintaining them for optimal productivity

CS Solutions
Scope processing area; preventing soil residue on processed instruments

IAHCSMM Viewpoint

Photo courtesy Mercy’s St. John’s Regional Medical Center

Conquering the chaos when disaster strikes

Disasters can draw out the best and worst of people, as well as an organization’s operational effectiveness and efficiency. Regardless of pedigree or position, clinicians and non-clinicians typically unite around a common cause when disaster strikes: Both groups become caregivers who fly in the face of danger.

Standard Practices
Building the business case for global data standards
by Karen Conway

Newsmaker
Bringing retail strategy to healthcare supply chain
by Joseph Dudas and Terri Nelson

Up Close
Hospitals that go green can see green with effective waste strategies
by Debra Gillmeister

Having My Say
SMI – Firmly focused on the future
by Dennis Orthman

Back Talk
Should accounts payable be integrated within supply chain operations?
by David S. Kaczmarek