Healthcare Purchasing News

2003年

Premier copies Xerox deal - Newswire (-)

New carts are the key to patient safety - What Works Carren Bersch (-)

Hand-powered suction - New Products (-)

Glossary - The Glove Lexicon (-)

Motorized handpieces - 1 - Self-Study Series (-)

Cook stent turndown cooks $3 billion Guidant deal - News Wire (-)

Illuminated magnifier - New Products (-)

Electromechanical Morcellator - New Products (-)

Sempermed - Corporate Profiles (-)

Bacterial infection, not bike accident, plagued CA patient - Infection Control Update (-)

Conmed acquires MIS product manufacturer - News Wire (-)

Disposable Wire Driver - New Products (-)

Face shield - New Products (-)

The Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council - MREPC - Corporate Profiles (-)

An inside look at a third-party reprocessor - Infection Connection Curt Werner (-)

U.S. healthcare costs reached $1.4 trillion in 2001 - News Wire (-)

It's loaded! - Product Focus (-)

Cleaning system - New Products (-)

Mercury-Free Thermometer - New Products (-)

Maxxim Medical Inc - Corporate Profiles (-)

Hospitals slowly warming to wireless order entry - News Carren Bersch (-)

Good times, bad times - From the Editor (-)

Artromick medical carts - Product Focus (-)

Exam table - New Products (-)

Sterilization market a vibrant, active segment - Products & Services Curt Werner (-)

Kimberly-Clark Health Care - Corporate Profiles (-)

For real savings, physician preference items are the holy grail - News Karin Lillis (-)

Correction (-)

Shielded IV catheter - New Products (-)

Boot available for diabetic foot conditions - New Technology (-)

2003 Glove Guide (-)

Fast stats (-)

Everything is based on thorough cleaning - ASHCAP Angle Nancy Chobin (-)

Medical Recorder - New Products (-)

Report reviews pulmonary drug delivery market - New Technology (-)

The low-down on medical gloves - Operating Room (-)

J&J seeks to regain top spot in coronary stent market - News Wire (-)

Letters (-)

Surgical gowns - New Products (-)

New pacemaker hits market - New Technology (-)

Wyoming buys automated defibrillators for rural areas - Outpatient Connection (-)

Premier calls on Global Crossing for voice and data pact - News Wire (-)

Worth repeating (-)

Cleansing system - New Products (-)

Identifying CJD prions and carriers - Operating Room Nathan L. Belkin (-)

Study: firearm injuries lay economic burden on hospitals - Outpatient Connection (-)

Consorta gains Velocity - News Wire (-)

An examination of materials management and the supply chain - Q&A (-)

Handheld help - New Products (-)

IAHCSMM 2003 annual meeting to tackle timely topics - Viewpoint (-)

CDC: obesity and diabetes still on the rise - Outpatient Connection (-)

NC network signs IT pact with Misys Healthcare Systems - News Wire (-)

The importance of thorough cleaning - ASHCSP Angle Nancy Chobin (-)

Curbell Inc - Corporate Profiles (-)

3M Health Care - Corporate Profiles (-)

Mobile Instrument Service & Repair - Corporate Profiles (-)

Cleaning brushes - New Products (-)

Thermal Angel saved lives on battlefield - New Technology (-)

Surgical monitors keep tabs on far more than vital signs - Operating Room John Hall (-)

Panel urges smallpox vaccination slowdown - Newswire (-)

DeRoyal founder renamed to Medicare post - Newswire (-)

LifeNet - Corporate Profiles (-)

Medica 2003 - Corporate Profiles (-)

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies - Corporate Profiles (-)

Liquid bandage - New Products (-)

Hope for heart failure patients - New Technology (-)

New device enables "virtual office visits" - Outpatient Connection (-)

ASHES gets green nod - Newswire (-)

Chicago hospital retires 20-year-old ultrasound system - Newswire (-)

Welch Allyn - Corporate Profiles (-)

Hill-Rom - Corporate Profiles (-)

Smart choices lead to substantial savings in pulse oximetry - What Works Barbara Jacobs (-)

Hospital room lighting - New Products (-)

Minimally invasive knee surgery in live webcasts - New Technology (-)

Court oks HomePatient reorganization - Outpatient Connection (-)

CDC: more seniors to suffer from chronic pain - Newswire (-)

Emergency visits up 20% over last decade - Newswire (-)

Getinge USA Inc - Corporate Profiles (-)

Honeywell - Corporate Profiles (-)

Autofluorescent bronchoscopy system - Products & Services (-)

Toilet seat covers - New Products (-)

Handheld instrument maintenance is both an art and a science - Self-Study Series Michael Murphy (-)

See a doc or see a flick - Outpatient Connection (-)

HealthTrust signs new laser, distribution pacts - Newswire (-)

AmeriNet, Roche agree on lab pact - Newswire (-)

Letters (-)

DuPont Medical Fabrics - Corporate Profiles (-)

ChloraPrep - Corporate Profiles (-)

Ceiling panels - Products & Services (-)

Therapy beam evaluation system - New Products (-)

IAHCSMM set to release updated CS technical manual - Viewpoint (-)

IDNs solving contract woes with help from Group Purchasing - News John Andrews (-)

Harris poll: hospitals serve consumers well - Newswire (-)

ACS report: trauma system unprepared for terror - Newswire (-)

Fighting summer's distractions, trade groups vie for lawmakers' attention - Washington Report (-)

Stryker Medical - Corporate Profiles (-)

Spacesaver Corporation - Corporate Profiles (-)

Walking boot - Products & Services (-)

Oral and rectal thermometers - New Products (-)

Decontamination, maternity and a primer on sterilizer technology - CS Questions CS Answers Ray Taurasi (-)

'Largest laundry cooperative' opens huge Chicago plant - News John Hall (-)

For $1.7 billion, PeopleSoft to acquire J.D. Edwards - Newswire (-)

Cut the cut - From the Editor Curt Werner (-)

Only a few industries kill their customers - Having My Say Michael D. Shaw (-)

TRUMPF Medical Systems - Corporate Profiles (-)

Olympus - Corporate Profiles (-)

Transfer assist wheelchair - Products & Services (-)

Prion deactivation technologies a gold mine for suppliers - Products & Services (-)

CDC's new strategies on HIV - Infection Control Update (-)

Hospital supply chain earns high marks in face of SARS outbreak - News On the Cover Curt Werner (-)

Abbott buys spinal fixation concern - Newswire (-)

How Service Center system maximizes savings and efficiency - AHRMM Ideas Kent Demien (-)

Praxair Healthcare Services - Corporate Profiles (-)

Alaris Medical Systems - Corporate Profiles (-)

Container system - Products & Services (-)

FDA-cleared sterilants and high level disinfectants with general claims for processing reusable medical and dental devices (-)

OSHA withdraws proposed TB rule - Infection Control Update (-)

Fast stats - Newswire (-)

K-C acquires patient warming business - Newswire (-)

Leaders debate fundamentals of group purchasing - People & Opinions Robert Betz (-)

TimeMed Labeling Systems - Corporate Profiles (-)

Ruhof Healthcare - Corporate Profiles (-)

Safety scalpel - New Products (-)

Hospitals using all varieties of sterilants and disinfectants - Products & Services Curt Werner (-)

Panel delivers mostly ones-sided snub of reprocessed SUDs - Operating Room Curt Werner (-)

Consorta sticks with U.S. Surgical for adhesives - Newswire (-)

Two states ban sale of mercury-containing devices - Newswire (-)

Perspectives on the state of Medicare, hospitals and suppliers - People & Opinions (-)

Disposable silicone infuser - Products & Services (-)

System mixes, knee implant, computer navigation - New Technology (-)

Smallpox shots urged for workers treating monkeypox - Infection control Update (-)

2003 HPN salary survey: materials management salaries on the rise - News On The Cover Curt Werner (-)

For $622 million, Abbott settles fraud case - News Wire (-)

Worth repeating (-)

Safety-engineered blood collection device - New Products (-)

Neoforma software tackles materials management - New Technology (-)

Linen replacement costs and patient welfare Nathan L. Belkin (-)

Report: U.S. hospitals facing increased debt - News Wire (-)

Toronto SARS death called preventable - News Wire (-)

41th annual conference & exhibition Aug. 17-20 San Diego, CA - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Lithotripsy laser - New Products (-)

Schedule of events (-)

Report: sterile tray growth rate steady (-)

Ardent Health joins GHX - News Wire (-)

Fast stats - News Wire (-)

Favoring a fee-based GPO system - Letters (-)

Seracult fecal blood test - Products & Services (-)

Digital imaging platform - New Products (-)

Fall meeting mixes serious CS topics with Mexican flair - Viewpoint (-)

When evaluating trays and kits, is the sum of the parts worth it? - Operating Room John Andrews (-)

Americans get only half a chance at proper care - News Wire (-)

Premier names former consultant to lead purchasing unit - News Wire (-)

Penny wise - Letters Alan Grogan (-)

End ripped wrap - Products & Services (-)

T-Sling with Centrasorb - New Products (-)

Disaster response planning tool available - News (-)

Report: no proof that digital mammography batter than screen film - Outpatient Connection (-)

RTI, Braun to distribute safety needles in Africa - News Wire (-)

See you in SoCal - From The Editor Curt Werner (-)

Nominate your team for 2005 CS/SPD Department of the Year - CS Department of the Year Awards (-)

Disinfectant wipes - Products & Services (-)

Copper/silver ionization disinfectant - New Products (-)

Insect contamination, rigid containers, and MRSA - CS Questions CS Answers Ray Taurasi (-)

Gap between stroke understanding and stroke prevention - Outpatient Connection (-)

2002 birth rate lowest in nearly a century - News Wire (-)

Fiscal food fights fuel spending battles; TB guidelines withdrawn - Washington Report (-)

Umbilical cord clamp clipper - Products & Services (-)

Patient room automated dispensing - New Products (-)

Rigid endoscopes - Self-study Series (-)

Outpatient care cost rival inpatient expenses - Outpatient Connection (-)

Mississippi hospitals band for liability insurance - News Wire (-)

SPDs turn up heat on infection control: but lack of consensus creates new challenges - Infection Connection Julie E. Williamson (-)

CMS: Hospitals still battle rising costs - People & Opinion (-)

Economy instruments - Products & Services (-)

Paper trail ends in lower costs, less inventory and customer satisfaction - What Works Nick Gaich (-)

Opinion: will the real patient advocate please stand up? - News Marion Sachs (-)

Excellent: da Vinci-Zeus merger completed - News Wire (-)

JCAHO jargon understood: how to leverage the language of the JCAHO PI Standards to create common ground for understanding - AHRMM Ideas Ellis J. Reeder (-)

New warming cabinets - Products & Services (-)

Worker safety: a road well-traveled, yet so far to go - Products & Sevices John Hall (-)

Mayo Clinic site offers infection info - Infection control Update (-)

Legal wranglings on SUD reprocessing mostly aid reprocessors - News Curt Werner (-)

Alabama IDN selects VHA - News Wire (-)

Playing fair in a competitive world - Having My Say Dave Kaczmarek (-)

Urine drainage system - Products & Services (-)

Nation's first mobile forensic nursing unit - New Technology (-)

Hand sanitizer as fashion accessory - Infection control Update (-)

Drug-eluting stents: the high cost of immortality? John Hall (-)

JCAHO offers protocol to reduce OR errors - News Wire (-)

On reprocessing - Letters Peter Briggs (-)

Handwashing education - New Products (-)

R2 Technology, Stanford begin research collaboration - New Technology (-)

Study shows benefits of repeating sigmoidoscopy - Outpatient Connection (-)

Consorta succeeds with wound closure deals - News Wire (-)

Chris Pancratz, former HIDA exec, dead at 52 - News Wire (-)

A conversation with a safety expert on staff protection - Q&A (-)

Cleaner/disinfectant fights SARS - New Products (-)

More docs saying 'cool it' - New Technology (-)

Study says AEDs work with infants and children - Outpatient Connection (-)

Premier packs care into kit deals - News Wire (-)

Fast stats - News Wire (-)

Worth repeating (-)

Medication cart - New Products (-)

Bar coding drugs and med-surg supplies can enhance patient safety - AHRMM Ideas Agatha L. Nolen (-)

Med-surg distributors quietly do their part in supply chain - News Curt Werner (-)

Survey of overseas hospitals finds similarities, contrasts - News Wire (-)

A fine summer spoiled - From the Editor Curt Werner (-)

Super-cold freezer - Products & Services (-)

New exam glove packaging - New Products (-)

Standardizing central service and infection control work - ASHCSP Angle Lu Ann Sorrell (-)

Premier says hospitals save $23 million via collaboration - News (-)

MEDICA readies huge exhibition - News Wire (-)

Carpet care system - Products & Services (-)

Smoke tube kit - New Products (-)

Keeping sterile processing in-house - Self-study Series (-)

Senate asks for quicker GPO reform - News Curt Werner (-)

GAO: many hospitals unready for bioterrorism - News Wire (-)

Needle safety device - Products & Services (-)

Disinfecting and sanitizing wipers - New Products (-)

HPN pay poll: infection control professionals earn 4.9% salary increase - Infection Connection Curt Werner (-)

How centralizing purchasing and AP can yield significant benefits - News Matt Mayer (-)

Quorum to gas up at Praxair pump - News Wire (-)

New Redi-Tag dispenser - Products & Services (-)

Web-based purchasing data - New Products (-)

The real cost of toxic chemicals in healthcare - Infection Connection Larry Weiss (-)

MedAssets acquisition to expand its offering in revenue cycle management - News Curt Werner (-)

Kodak and Siemens sign global sales deal - News Wire (-)

Non-adhesive pulse oximetry sensors - Products & Services (-)

NY hospital uses processs, product, education to cut bloodstream infections - What Works (-)

Care for patients with probable SARS - Infection control Update (-)

Materials departments scratching surface of wireless potential - News on the Cover John Hall (-)

Tenet to pay $54 million in fraud case - News Wire (-)

STERRAD rebuttal - Letters Martin S. Favero (-)

Sulfite-free injections - Products & Services (-)

Carts roll, storage rocks, on evolutionary scale - Products & Services John Andrews (-)

Sentinel Event from JCAHO: preventing surgical fires - Operating Room (-)

California nursing ratios approved - News Wire (-)

CEOs worry about money - News Wire (-)

Information please - Letters Jamie C. Kowalski (-)

Antimicrobial alcohol-based hand wipe - Products & Services (-)

New technology for detecting breast cancer - New Technology (-)

OR apparel makers weave comfort, value into innovative products - Operating Room Julie Williamson (-)

B. Braun, Venetec morph needlestick system - News Wire (-)

Baylor to operate with Encision - News Wire (-)

Smaller is better for storing, moving CS chemicals - What Works Carren Bersch (-)

Aluminum retractor - New Products (-)

Keeping hospitals clean demands quality, speed - Product & Services Karin Lillis (-)

Officials urge use of rapid HIV test - Infection Control Update (-)

Mobile Instrument Service - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Artromick International Inc - Vendor Spotlight (-)

New techniques stimulate growth in HIV market - Outpatient Connection (-)

MedAssets HSCA inks agreement with Natus Medical - News Wire (-)

Growing numbers - Snapshot (-)

Pulse oximeter - New Products (-)

Portable vials - New Products (-)

New protocol for H. pylori breath test - New Technology (-)

Pediatric blood specimens may be contaminated - Infection Control Update (-)

Maxxim Medical - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Action Products - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Wake Forest establishes hypertension registry - Outpatient Connection (-)

Masimo releases new Low Noise Optical Probe Neonatal sensor - News Wire (-)

Physician preference products: driving cost-effective clinical efficiency - AHRMM Ideas Marc Westerman (-)

HIPAA oral privacy - New Products (-)

Narrow cart - New Products (-)

Report: 3D imaging market set for growth - New Technology (-)

Valleylab - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Kimberly-Clark Health Care - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Donovan Industries - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Instrument tracking — a science of its own - Operating Room Carren Bersch (-)

Study: deadly sepsis on the rise - News Wire (-)

Letters (-)

Ultra thin protection - New Products (-)

Temperature monitoring kit - New Products (-)

New technology gives 'peace of mind' - New Technology (-)

Stryker Medical - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Geerpres - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Boebringer Laboratories Inc - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Senate counsel hands GPOs mixed grades on early reform - News Curt Werner (-)

Robert Wood Johnson Health Network receives award - News Wire (-)

On standard vs. transition precautions, ultrasonic washers and CJD - Q&A Ray Taurasi (-)

3-in-1 wash cream - New Products (-)

Screen privacy - New Products (-)

Eliminating sterile outdates - Self-Study Series (-)

Scale-Tronix - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Medi-Flex - Vendor Spotlight (-)

ALARIS Medical Systems - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Post-merger Global Healthcare Exchange seeks a balanced market - News Curt Werner (-)

Novation signs CPT pact with Medline - News Wire (-)

Legislative visions vary among healthcare trade organizations - Washington Report Carren Bersch (-)

Burn therapy - New Products (-)

Safety needle - New Products (-)

Linen and things can tuck away real savings - Infection Connection Curt Werner (-)

Propper - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Masimo - Vendor Spotlight (-)

3M - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Worker safety demands strong policies, safe products and some luck - News Curt Werner (-)

Faststats - News Wire (-)

Lionville Systems Inc - Literature Marketplace (-)

IAHCSMM to adopt practice-based exam format - Viewpoint (-)

Shielded IV catheter - New Products (-)

Cath lab cart - New Products (-)

Hand hygiene guidelines fact sheet: from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Infection Connection (-)

Lessons from the bronchoscope case: what happened at Allegheny General? - Operating Room Lawrence F. Muscarella (-)

Skytron - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Healthmark Industries - Vendor Spotlight (-)

AHRMM offers conference scholarships - News Wire (-)

MedAssets names Kimmeth to head lab unit - News Wire (-)

Spacesaver Corp - Literature Marketplace (-)

Modern MMIS systems lacking passion - Having My Say Jack Anderson (-)

Cup holder - New Products (-)

Quality control - New Products (-)

Higher risk - Snapshot (-)

Spectrum Surgical Instruments - Vendor Spotlight (-)

J&J/Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc - Vendor Spotlight (-)

The ethics of smallpox vaccinations - Operating Room Randy Cohen (-)

SourceOne, AmeriNet ink three-year deal - News Wire (-)

Out on a limb - From the Editor (-)

Lone Star Medical Products Inc - Literature Marketplace (-)

Trading places (-)

Scope trays - New Products (-)

Storage system - New Products (-)

Protection, comfort drive gown and drape selection - Infection Connection Karin Lillis (-)

Ruhof Corp - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Enthermics Medical Systems - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Healthcare spending - Snapshot (-)

Sixth annual Supplier Quality Awards announced - News Wire (-)

Artromick medical carts - Literature Marketplace (-)

Going it alone in contacting and distribution - People & Opinions (-)

Fold-up scale - New Products (-)

Contamination sparks washer/disinfector innovation - Product & Services Carren Bersch (-)

Majority of meat plants violate E. coli rules - Infection Control Update (-)

Olympus America Inc - Vendor Spotlight (-)

DePuy - Vendor Spotlight (-)

Report: screen diabetics for dangerous antibodies - Outpatient Connection (-)

Survey: one-third of Americans use antibiotics inappropriately - News Wire (-)

Trading places (-)

Automated instrument washer test - New Products (-)

Scope sterilization tough due to time contraints and complex devices - Products & Services Karin Lillis (-)

CMS drops physician fee schedule by 4.4% - Outpatient Connection (-)

Sterile processing: despite challenges, CS professionals making headway - News on the Cover Julie E. Williamson (-)

Compensation fund proposed for smallpox injuries - News Wire (-)

Outsourcing … Make vs. Buy?? - AHRMM Ideas Al Cook (-)

Knee Immobilizer - New Products (-)

Cardinal installs new point-of-care system - New Technology (-)

Outpatient cancer surgery called safe - Outpatient Connection (-)

Five hospitals settle cardiac device litigation - News Wire (-)

Intuitive Surgical and Computer Motion to merge - News Wire (-)

The hot topics: Privacy, physician reimbursement and disaster preparedness - Washington Report Carren Bersch (-)

Reduced splash - New Products (-)

Teen first to get stem cell heart treatment - New Technology (-)

MAQUET Alphamaxx - Vendor: Spotlight (-)

California could ban devices containing DEHP - News Wire (-)

Consorta energized by pact with Johnson Controls - News Wire (-)

Breathing a bit easier, GPOs move on with their lives - People & Opinions Curt Werner (-)

Economy instruments - New Products (-)

Degenerative disc surgery performed in PA - New Technology (-)

Stryker medical - Vendor: Spotlight (-)

Catholic system counting on PAR Excellence - News Wire (-)

Two GPO execs join HIGPA board - News Wire (-)

New steam sterilization standards more user-friendly, detail-oriented - Viewpoint (-)

The healthcare technology tidal wave.. keeping your head above water - Having My Say Anthony J. Montagnolo (-)

Video Laryngoscope - New Products (-)

Quality indicators - Self-Study Series (-)

Action products - Vendor: Spotlight (-)

VHA says IDN participation, savings on the rise - News Wire (-)

VHA tabs Nonomaque as next chief executive - News Wire (-)

On environmental policies - CS Questions CS Answers Ray Taurasi (-)

GPO views of 2002 - People & Opinions Jon Glenn (-)

Antimicrobial foam - New Products (-)

Study favors less frequent drainage bag changes - Infection Control Update (-)

ALM PrismAlix surgical lighting systems - Vendor: Spotlight (-)

MedAssets HSCA gains members - News Wire (-)

HIDA, AHRMM and HIGPA release disaster supply formulary - News Wire (-)

Kimberly-Clark launches powder-free latex surgical glove, new sterilization wrap lines - Products & Services (-)

Mercury free rectal thermometers - Literature Marketplace (-)

Ear Curette Set - New Products (-)

Single use vs. reusable container waste - Infection Control Update (-)

Quality lights and tables vital to successful outcomes - Operating Room Curt Werner (-)

AmeriNet signs deals with Bracco, Qwest - News Wire (-)

Fast stats (-)

Antromick Medication Carts - Literature Marketplace (-)

Plastic casters - New Products (-)

Disposable Laryngoscope Blades - New Products (-)

Surgical preferences, sites driving sterilization trends - Infection Connection John Andrews (-)

Analyst reports medical device market flourishes - News Curt Werner (-)

Maxxim Medical files for Chapter 11 reorganization - News Wire (-)

Money's too tight to mention - From the Editor (-)

Letters (-)

Monitoring pressure - New Products (-)

Clean up - New Products (-)

Small wonders: a less invasive approach could alter orthopedic surgery - Operating Room Curt Werner (-)

Cardinal health (-)

Bush signs omnibus bill - News Wire (-)

Minimizing the consequences of disaster - ASHCSP Angle Kerrye Allen (-)

Medical carts - New Products (-)

Will hospital Web buying ramp up? As market settles, dot-coms work to win buyers' confidence - Products & Services John Hall (-)

Outpatient therapy payment limits delayed - Outpatient Connection (-)

Hospital gives patients a lift - What Works Carren Bersch (-)

CEOs say hospitals ready for catastrophe - News Wire (-)

Group purchasing organizations (-)

A different way to revamp the supply chain - People & Opinions Charles Saunders (-)

Nitrile powder-free exam gloves - New Products (-)

Baxter wins pact to develop SARS vaccine - Infection Control Update (-)

Brooklyn facility outsources supply chain to Broadlane - News Wire (-)

Operating room (-)

Trade shows (-)

Worth repeating (-)

Safety shoes - New Products (-)

Advisory on safe sites for hand-rub dispensers - Infection Control Update (-)

Glove fits for JPC, Sempermed - News Wire (-)

Med/surg supplies (-)

An industry guide to the numbers - Industry Information (-)

Disposable fetal monitoring abdominal straps - New Products (-)

Bariatric wheelchair - New Products (-)

OR professionals enjoy pay hike - Operating Room Curt Werner (-)

Consorta signs two new non-acute affiliates - News Wire (-)

Med/surg equipment (-)

The finest publication of its kind in the world - From the Editor Curt Werner (-)

High-low examination table - New Products (-)

Heart disease treatment holds promise - New Technology (-)

Thermo-technology warms up to hospital demands - Operating Room Julie E. Williamson (-)

Infection control (-)

Institutional racism - Letters: readers respond Kennis Bellamy (-)

AED trainer - New Products (-)

Knee cartilage in ex-NHL star regenerated - New Technology (-)

HHS to help states open one-stop shops - Outpatient Connection (-)

For $9.5 billion, GE acquires Amersham - News Wire (-)

Central services (-)

Broadlane unchained - Letters: readers respond Lynn James Everard (-)

Neonatal/Pediatric closed suction catheter - New Products (-)

Environmental service community enjoys top flight events - ASHES Standards (-)

Bone density screening questioned - Outpatient Connection (-)

Medical injuries cost $9 billion, kill 32,000 - News Wire (-)

Capital equipment (-)

Magnetic catheter navigation system - New Products (-)

Not enough love and respect for CS workers; flash sterilization times - CS Questions CS answers Ray Taurasi (-)

Hospitals 'hang 10' on high technology wave - News John Hall (-)

Department of corrections (-)

Administrative section (-)

Dissenting voice on SUD reprocessing - Letters: readers respond J. Barry McKernan (-)

Hygienic hand antiseptic - New Products (-)

Borrowing trouble: loaner instrumentation poses big challenges - Viewpoint (-)

Feeling the pressure during a budget initiative (-)

Fast stats - News Wire (-)

Management services (-)

AHRMM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct - AHRMM Ideas (-)

Healthcare catalog - New Products (-)

Are healthcare facilities safe for patient care? - Self-study Series Judene Bartley (-)

Figure it out: recognizing costs, priorities key to conquering budget challenges - News on the Cover John Andrews (-)

Beating the bushes - From the Editor Curt Werner (-)

Associations (-)

Managing the cost of physician preference items: if you keep doing what you're doing, you'll keep getting what you're getting - Having My Say Eileen McGinnity (-)

Secure exit devices - New Products (-)

The value of products that improve hand hygiene and skin - Infection Connection Deborah Davis (-)

Senate retains grip on GPOs; FTC probe underscores Fed's role - News Curt Werner (-)

Worth repeating (-)

External battery option for ventilator - New Products (-)

Culture of safety keeps hospital workers from becoming patients - Infection Connection John Hall (-)

For $330 million, Hillenbrand to acquire Mediq - News Wire (-)

Fast stats - News Wire (-)

Instant hand sanitizer - New Products (-)

Thoracic suction regulator - New Products (-)

Help in recognizing chemical agent exposure - Infection control: update (-)

J&J Cypher stent linked to 60 deaths - News Wire (-)

Year in, year out - Form The Editor Curt Werner (-)

Hinged elevated toilet seat - New Products (-)

Automated medication storage and retrieval system - New Products (-)

Poor training blamed for SARS infection - Infection control: update (-)

Needlestick leads to $50K judgment - News Wire (-)

Another supply chain letter - Letters - Letter to the Editor (-)

Patient-operated uroflow device - New Products (-)

Anesthesia carts - New Products (-)

Infected needles kill four British healthcare workers - Infection control: update (-)

Report: overworked nurses "threat to patient safety" - News Wire (-)

Troubled execs - Letters - Letter to the Editor (-)

OR water vacuums - New Products (-)

Hospitals find real savings with instrument management system - What Works (-)

Fire and smoke still smolder as electrosurgery safety issues - Operating Room John Andrews (-)

Number of U.S. physicians climbs 26% - News Wire (-)

Vital signs appear strong in competitive patient monitoring segment - Products & Services Curt Werner (-)

The problem or the solution? - Letters - Letter to the Editor (-)

Ambulatory surgical care table - New Products (-)

HealthSouth restructures ambulatory services unit - Outpatient Connection (-)

Brigham and Women's halts stomach-stapling surgery - News Wire (-)

Wired up - Letters - Letter to the Editor Ron Weaks (-)

Multi-purpose carts - New Products (-)

Study shows cut in hemorrhoidal symptoms - New Technology (-)

No homecare co-pays after all - Outpatient Connection (-)

Scrushy indicted on 85 fraud counts - News Wire (-)

Inside a winning strategy for creating a capital procurement program - AHRMM Ideas Marcia Jackson-Finn (-)

Downloadable paper charting forms - New Products (-)

Gold "nano-bullets" could seek, destroy cancers - New Technology (-)

Online resources help facilities log on to greater value - News Julie Williamson (-)

Progress reported in producing SARS vaccine - News Wire (-)

Science, not fear, guards processing practices from CJD - Viewpoint (-)

Short-run custom printed flags and index tabs - New Products (-)

On dropped packages, decontamination versus cleaning, and continuing education - CS Questions CS answers Ray Taurasi (-)

Ohio's MedCentral Health System takes 2003 CS Department of the Year honor - News On The Cover Curt Werner (-)

Fire group supports hand gel gear in corridors - News Wire (-)

Steady progresss on e-commerce and supply chain activities - People & Opinions Charles Saunders (-)