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  • October 2024

    • October 2024

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    Sourcing & Logistics

    A Value Analysis Team Worth Watching: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

    Janette Wider
    Sept. 24, 2024
    Gloria Graham DNP, RN, CVAHP manager, Value Analysis, Contracts & Value Analysis/Supply Chain Management, discusses a recent IV pump project
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    Infection Prevention

    Infection Preventionist Stresses Importance of Bed and Mattress Maintenance

    Janette Wider
    Sept. 24, 2024
    Isis Lamphier, MPH, CIC, manager, Infection Prevention, Moffitt Cancer Center gives a Q&A style update on the current state of bed and mattress maintenance
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    Sterile Processing

    Instrument Containment, Transport and Storage Success Stories

    Kara Nadeau
    Sept. 24, 2024
    And product solutions designed for efficacy, safety and efficiency

    More content from October 2024

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    Sterile Processing

    Conducting Meaningful Performance Reviews in the SPD

    David Taylor
    Sept. 24, 2024
    Performance evaluations measure the contributions an employee makes to an organization over a set period—annually, at least, and as needed. Well-implemented evaluations ...
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    Policy and Performance: “Walk Your Talk”

    Stephen M. Kovach
    Sept. 24, 2024
    Q: “In a recent review of the department I work in, a surveyor cited us after finding some old ‘degraded/worn out instruments’ they felt should not be in use...
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    Raising Standards in UV Disinfection with AI

    Matt MacKenzie
    Sept. 24, 2024
    Using AI-enhanced devices to determine where in a room needs to be disinfected can be helpful in focusing efforts.
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    Sourcing & Logistics

    Taking a Bite out of Climate Change

    Karen Conway
    Sept. 24, 2024
    Maybe it’s the change of seasons, or the fact that Thanksgiving is right around the corner, but I decided to focus October’s column on one of my favorite topics: Food...
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    Sourcing & Logistics

    Organizational Conundrums

    Janette Wider
    Sept. 24, 2024
    This month, we feature a story on instrument containment, transport, and storage and it got me thinking about … stuff. On a personal level, I have accumulated a lot of ...