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Beyond a safety breakthrough. Interview by Haydn Bush.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19848038 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - September 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Pronovost PJ Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Rules for O.R. reps.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19848039 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - September 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: DeJohn P Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Pricing forecast: cloudy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19848040 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - September 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Bush H Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Cohesive effort cuts infections.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19848041 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - September 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Aston G Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

The costs of confidentiality.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19848042 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - September 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Myers J, Browne T Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Troubleshooting sterilization.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19848043 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - September 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Larson D Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Leverage SPD quality improvements by following the IOM's six aims.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19848044 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - September 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ricupito G Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Planning for a pandemic. Better communication critical for hospitals if H1N1 returns this fall. Interview by Haydn Bush.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19777769 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - July 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Levy D Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Pursuing excellence: AHA initiative demonstrates value of teamwork in improving safety.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Focusing on ways to improve patient outcomes, the American Hospital Association has launched Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence. This effort to transform patient care through shared innovations highlights achievements at various hospitals around the country in areas including patient safety, reducing health care-acquired infections, medication management and patient throughput. As this report illustrates, the roles of materials management, nursing, infection control specialists and others are critically important to this effort. PMID: 19777770 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - July 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Santamour B, Bush H Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Use evidence to put prevention in context. How to make sense of the many studies on anti-infective catheters.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From randomized controlled studies to meta-analysis research covering data from a wide range of sources, there is a vast amount of information on anti-infective central venous catheters (AICVC). These studies have examined everything from when these devices should be used to the various types of coatings used in AICVCs. So how can value analysis coordinators, infection control professionals and nurses best make sense of all the research when making purchasing decisions? Here's a no-nonsense approach to understanding the evidence. PMID: 19777771 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - July 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Hayes WS Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Fresh approaches stem MRSA tide.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The theory of positive deviance holds that in any group, some people are more effective than others even when they have the same resources at hand. The object is to identify those people, see what they're doing differently and share it with the larger group. The Plexus Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently collaborated on a six-hospital positive-deviance study that reduced methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rates by 70 percent. What these hospitals learned may help others cut their MRSA rates. PMID: 19777772 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - July 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Aston G Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Prevent the spread of MRSA.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19777773 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - July 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Lovato G Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Changing attitudes strengthen culture of prevention.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19777774 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - July 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Eash BA Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Badge brings automated edge to infection control. Interview by Alan Joch.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19725263 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - June 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Polgreen P Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Moving up...to the C-suite.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19725264 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - June 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: DeJohn P Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Presenting: your future success.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19725265 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - June 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Cunningham J Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Select smarter pumps that work for you.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19725266 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - June 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Sparnon E Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Get aggressive to fight SSI.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19725267 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - June 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Kelley L Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Cost cutting in your future? Get a little help from your friends.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19725268 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - June 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Sargent J Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Recession Rx: cut costs for supplies and services. Interview by Alan Joch.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19603727 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - May 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Smoker J Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Speeding up infection detection. Hospitals begin to embrace rapid lab tests.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19603728 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - May 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Aston G Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Is it time to relocate your central storeroom?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19603729 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - May 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: O'Neill S, Purkanto A Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

What to do before a new product launch.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19603730 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - May 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Cusick C Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Meeting the challenge of proper hand hygiene.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19603731 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - May 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Lukacsko A Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

A big turnaround in pump delivery.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19603732 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - May 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Torner NL Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Endoscope processing incidents present partnership opportunity.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19603733 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - May 31, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ricupito G Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Meeting standards, following guidelines. Hospital eliminates routine flash sterilization, reduces infection risk.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19385272 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - March 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Nimmo L Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

The industry's take on data standards.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19385273 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - March 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Nachtmann H, Pohl E Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Integrating your facility's ORs.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19385274 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - March 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Pinkney N Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Proper chemical use is everyone's responsibility.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19385275 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - March 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Trout G Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Millions saved with purchasing coalition.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19385276 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - March 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Birk S Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

The role of infection prevention in pandemic preparedness.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19385277 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - March 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Eash BA Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Do rapid 'superbug' tests pay off? Balance the costs and benefits of leading-edge technology. Interview by Alan Joch.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As hospitals become increasingly sensitive to the health and financial consequences of health care-associated infections (HAIs), a new generation of molecular-based testing technologies promises to significantly shorten the time required to identify "superbugs" and other bacterial infections. The leading-edge techniques promise to reduce costs by helping hospitals quickly determine which patients to isolate because they carry active methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, for example, or which ones to release from prophylactic isolation because they ultimately tested negative for a dangerous infe...
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - February 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Morgan MA Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

At odds no more. Materials, infection control unite to beat infectious diseases.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Open communication between infection control and materials managers plays a vital role in patient care. Cost containment is an obvious issue, as is ensuring patient safety. Where collaboration becomes paramount is when the two departments work together toward standardization while giving infection control the flexibility to buy off-contract when necessary. Both must have an understanding of what products are available and which of those products are going to fit the needs of clinicians and patients. PMID: 19288675 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - February 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: DeJohn P Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Understanding the effects of sterile processing chemicals. Protection, education are paramount in ensuring worker safety.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Central service professionals play a vital role in ensuring patient safety, and in doing so, are exposed to harsh chemicals and sterilants. Knowing the effects of such chemicals is important so that the proper measures can be taken to prevent personal harm or injury as much as possible. Through the use of personal protective equipment, worker training and firmly adhering to OSHA practices, employees can work safely in the central service environment; especially when used in conjuction with engineering controls and gas monitoring. PMID: 19288676 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - February 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Warburton R Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Affecting culture change. Leadership involvement imperative to ensure paradigm shift.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the supply chain evolves, health care organizations must evolve as well. New demands are being made on materials managers, and other departments also are feeling the economic pressure. But change is not possible without the support of leaders, especially those in executive positions. By making a convincing case to those who embrace change, a culture shift can begin to take place. This will unify departments, synchronize organizational goals and create a more efficient decision-making process involving clinicians. PMID: 19288677 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - February 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tinker P, Donatelli D Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

The gold standard in sterilizer monitoring.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sterilizer monitoring with biological indicators (BIs) is considered the gold standard since BIs actually test a sterilizer's ability to kill specific strains of highly resistant organisms. Commercially available BIs consist of spores in or on a carrier, accompanied by culture medium with a color change pH indictor dye. Here, SPSmedical Supply Corp. educators address questions about these important quality assurance devices. PMID: 19288678 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - February 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Hughes C, Socola G, Hughes M Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

OR software syncs efficiency, savings.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19288679 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - February 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Torner N Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Making sense and success of product conversions and implementations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19288680 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - February 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Sargent J Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

SMI's impetus revealed. Organization strives to better health care's supply chain. Interview by Erin Burke.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19186437 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - December 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Hughes T Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Trends in health care.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Materials Management in Health Care - December 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Networking can help solve issues, educate and reinforce values.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Materials Management in Health Care - December 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Eash BA Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Mixed signals. Highlighting potential dangers of RFID in hospitals. Interview by Alan Joch.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19093391 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - November 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Berwick DM Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Count on a backup.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Materials Management in Health Care - November 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: DiConsigio J Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

The bright side of energy conservation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Materials Management in Health Care - November 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Pugliese G, Dedominicis N Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Much ado about RFID.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19093394 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - November 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: DiConsiglio J Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Best practices target pressure ulcers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19093395 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - November 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Birk S Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

Factors to consider during operating room construction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19093396 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - November 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Hiatt C Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

A device by any other name.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19025167 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Materials Management in Health Care)
Source: Materials Management in Health Care - October 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Crowley J Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals

The act of pressure ulcer prevention.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Materials Management in Health Care - October 1, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Pope C Tags: Mater Manag Health Care Source Type: journals