me Bb Te) OS) - S| oe ee MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE, VOLUME 5 ASHCSP Materials management takes patients for a free ride, 8/96:20 ASHCSP % confere 0 Support service centers are back, 12/96:20 s fror 26:10 11/96:50 GLOVES /LATEX 16; 6/96:14; 8/96:14 New findings on latex may change the way you buy, 7/96:34 s. 12/96:16 When work becomes toxic CS rides to the rescue, 5/96:64 10/96:14 gpr GROUP PURCHASING Defining GPOs in the 1990s, 1/96:16 ent, 8/96:32 7/96:43 1/9634 Premier, Columbia/HCA to stage shows of their own, 7/96:52 Regional purchasing alliance born before its time, 8/96:43 ASHMM ‘96. 9/96:9 Why did SunHealth join new mega-group? 4/96:17 ect World, 7/96:50 2/96 . 3/96:12; 4/96:14; 5/96:14; wmALTTO NETWORKS 6:12; 11/96:12; 12/96:12 Do off-site consolidated warehouses make sense? 3/96:28 we dor, 9/96:9 witness: Seeing a slightly ee eee, 2/96:22 zle-free at BUC System unites materials opts 10/96:24 BENCHMARKING Overcapacity update: still t 0 many beds, 3 96 72 A1m9er9 6ONe Rt sur tegiona me hasing allian ce born before its ti me win, some lose: 1996 8e) “ 26 Definif 9 GPO) s in the pporty t service centers are back, 12/96:20 Effic ient Healt f t( U re f centra ervice, 3/96:36 y J line up? 9/96:60 The + sgt MM portion of total hospital supp y expenses "@/96:52 Th rd MMIS ctompu ter survey, 10/96:16 OR inv Who's doing what—awnhyd? 4/96:54 DECONTAMINATION /DISINFECTION Who's minding the< a Buying influence survey, 11/96:88 Orthopedic implant 3, 4/96:30 CS can f Your job and the Internet, 9/96:20 Reevaluate supply p Owen HMS pri ce survey), 1/96:22 3e items, 9/96:36 Third MMIS computer survey, 10/96:16 How to choose and use the best antimicrobials, 4/96:42 INFECTION CONTROL (see also neediesticks/safe devices Administrative hurdles hamper doctor's safety efforts, 1/96:32 BUDGETING C /FINANCE pment shopping lists, 6/96:14 QStueers t f ss&u raA nce: Who's responsible? 3/96:54 aau gn htp owine rt hpea vsetser iltihzea tiwona yg atpo: beWthtiecrh i nfmeecttihoond ?c on4tr/o9l6, :589 /96:68 tes, 4/96:24 Times and Could pricier surgical gowns be a bargain? 11/96:72 Earwitness: Sniffing 0 - are margins, 2/96:24 DISPOSABLES /REUSABLES Ge ns ttss J CAHO dance card, 5/96:24 Fast ‘FADE’ quickly ancial woes, 3/96:48 Beating hearts: Minimally invasive surgery, 3/96:20 D ps containers protect workers? 8/96:36 Finance funda anagers, 11/96:34 e use items, 9/96:36 Don'nt es steamed about new sterilization standards, 12/ it to equip? 11 n program, 6/96:32 For — use only? Reprocessing of single use items, 9/96:36 Leaders of the pack: MMs and financiat comebacks, 9/96:26 Masks: Tracking true costs 3 pro yn, 12/96:49 Guide to 1996 APIC annual meeting, 5/96:40 more, 11/96:50 Minima y invasive hystere toamiec more. 11 06 50 Guide to 1996 National Symposium on Health Care Safety and y ex penses 8/96:52 Questions & Answers, 7/96:100 the Environment, 2/96:34 ), 5/96:36 Scrap those old habits and watch OR linen costs drop, 6/96:16 How to choose and use the best antimicrobials, 4/96:42 CAREERS/HUMAN RESOURCES Trocar talk, 11/96:48 Masks: Tracking true costs of TB protection, 12/96:49 ASHMM President's L 6 0 DISTRIBUTION /DISTRIBUTORS Needlesticks have declined—can hospitals take credit? Blueprint for effective Automated supply stations take punches but still stand, 6/96:26 12/96:32 Building support for EHCR, 7/96 Personal tragedy turns into public campaign for safer devices Do off-site consolidated wareh 5/96:42 Do you earn what yo EDI gets the d Sterility assurance: Who's responsible? 3/96:54 Doy ou have the ski survive in 21st century? 9/96:9 3/96:62 2am refocuses management of respiratory equipment, 8/96:32 Don't let mixed signals trip you up, 3/96:42 Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response pr The real source of sharps injuries, 8/96:38 lancing act, 3/96:40 EHCR Cliff Notes, 7/96:24 Threat of infection drives docs from medical practice, 1/96:34 absentees, 11/96:60 EHCR game Whheen it'syo ur turr 96:27 Times and temperatures: advice on disinfection, 6/96:34 is with Mat Man Ed, 5/96:52 How much has CHCA saved the ndustry? 7/96:24 INFORMATION SYSTEMS Materials managee ment takes pat nts for a free ride, 8/96:20 In the trac ase Carts: usage survey, 7/96:112 Automated supply stations take punches but still stand Materials managers talk eams, 9/96:59 Lessons from Wal- Mart, 3/96:30 6/96 a S Supply expenses, 8/96:52 phin’ manufacturer: Baxter spin-off, 5/96:18 Building support for EHCR, 7/96:26 New ale for Misch source officers, 9/96:9 )ssible: Forces behind universal numbering, 2/96:18 te capitalt en pment shopping lists, 6/96:14 Outsourcing: No it e at BUC: Sys nites materials depts., 10/96:24 Do it-yourself case costing at Alta Bates, 4/96:24 Patient e ucalion: S a materi of business, 12/96:16 Opening doors in distribution, 3/96:32 EDI gets the doctors’ product orders to hospital on time Questio&n Anss w } OR service t a boost from quick wins,” 7/96:28 3/96:62 Review your s kage 4/96:52 Regional purchasing alliance born before its time, 8/96:43 Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response project, 7/96:22 Shift myths sling could cost you, 7/96:88 Support sseirvi ce centers are back, 12/96:20 EHCR Cliff Notes, 7/96:24 Stretch your to a healthier work day, 4/96:18 EHCR game: When it's your turn to play, 7/96:27 Tacklintgh e pesky no-s how problem, 11/96:60 EDUCATION Fit to equip? 11/96:42 Team spirit ir Man oonS , 7/96:20 Make education fun and build teams with Mat Man Ed, 5/96:52 How much has EHCR saved the grocery industry? 7/96:24 Teams—t e Non-CS staff learn to wrap right, 8/96:40 JCAHO to post quality reports on the Internet, 11/96:16 The future Patient education: It's a materia nd of business 12/96:16 Message device ends busy signals, 11/96:68 Team spirit in Mat Man Olyr Mission possible: Forces behind universal numbering, 2/96:18 The future of central service, 3/9 MMIS: choosing the next generation, 10/96:28 Who's minding the ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Muzzle-free at BJC: System unites materials depts., 10/96:24 Your job and the Inter Building support for EHCR, 7/96:26 OR inventory systems: Who's doing what—and why? 4/96:54 CLINICAL (see al EDI gets doctors’ product ordertos hospital ont ime, 3/96:62 Support service centers are back, 12/96:20 1996 OR survey Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response project, 7/96:22 Systems shakeup: Top software vendors make a deal, 7/96:18 Answers to wound car EHCR Cliff Notes, 7/96:24 Taking OR case carts off-site, 2/96:46 Beating hearts: Minimally EHCR game When Vi¢Sy our tunnt Third MMIS computer survey, 10/96:16 Closing the clinical gap How much has EHCR savedt ndustry? 7/96:24 Your job and the Internet, 9/96:20 Could there ees avings i rip infusion? 5/96:60 Mission possible: Forces behind universal numbering, 2/96:18 INSTRUMENTATION Doct he m Not $0 fast .. . 3 /96:22 Third MMIS computer survey 10/9 16 Beating hearts: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, 3/96:20 Fast, accurate equipment heIlps Tab wwi th managed care, ESCORT/TRANSPORTATION For single use only? Reprocessing of single use items, 9/96:36 7/96:102 Discover hidden savings in freight, 4/96:36 Instrument standardization saves money and time, 1/96:40 Guide to 1996 APIC annual meeting, 5/96:40 In the track of case carts: usage survey, 7/96:112 Minimally invasive hysterectomies cost more, 11/96:50 40 December 1996 Materiais Management me Bb Te) OS) - S| oe ee MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE, VOLUME 5 ASHCSP Materials management takes patients for a free ride, 8/96:20 ASHCSP % confere 0 Support service centers are back, 12/96:20 s fror 26:10 11/96:50 GLOVES /LATEX 16; 6/96:14; 8/96:14 New findings on latex may change the way you buy, 7/96:34 s. 12/96:16 When work becomes toxic CS rides to the rescue, 5/96:64 10/96:14 gpr GROUP PURCHASING Defining GPOs in the 1990s, 1/96:16 ent, 8/96:32 7/96:43 1/9634 Premier, Columbia/HCA to stage shows of their own, 7/96:52 Regional purchasing alliance born before its time, 8/96:43 ASHMM ‘96. 9/96:9 Why did SunHealth join new mega-group? 4/96:17 ect World, 7/96:50 2/96 . 3/96:12; 4/96:14; 5/96:14; wmALTTO NETWORKS 6:12; 11/96:12; 12/96:12 Do off-site consolidated warehouses make sense? 3/96:28 we dor, 9/96:9 witness: Seeing a slightly ee eee, 2/96:22 zle-free at BUC System unites materials opts 10/96:24 BENCHMARKING Overcapacity update: still t 0 many beds, 3 96 72 A1m9er9 6ONe Rt sur tegiona me hasing allian ce born before its ti me win, some lose: 1996 8e) “ 26 Definif 9 GPO) s in the pporty t service centers are back, 12/96:20 Effic ient Healt f t( U re f centra ervice, 3/96:36 y J line up? 9/96:60 The + sgt MM portion of total hospital supp y expenses "@/96:52 Th rd MMIS ctompu ter survey, 10/96:16 OR inv Who's doing what—awnhyd? 4/96:54 DECONTAMINATION /DISINFECTION Who's minding the< a Buying influence survey, 11/96:88 Orthopedic implant 3, 4/96:30 CS can f Your job and the Internet, 9/96:20 Reevaluate supply p Owen HMS pri ce survey), 1/96:22 3e items, 9/96:36 Third MMIS computer survey, 10/96:16 How to choose and use the best antimicrobials, 4/96:42 INFECTION CONTROL (see also neediesticks/safe devices Administrative hurdles hamper doctor's safety efforts, 1/96:32 BUDGETING C /FINANCE pment shopping lists, 6/96:14 QStueers t f ss&u raA nce: Who's responsible? 3/96:54 aau gn htp owine rt hpea vsetser iltihzea tiwona yg atpo: beWthtiecrh i nfmeecttihoond ?c on4tr/o9l6, :589 /96:68 tes, 4/96:24 Times and Could pricier surgical gowns be a bargain? 11/96:72 Earwitness: Sniffing 0 - are margins, 2/96:24 DISPOSABLES /REUSABLES Ge ns ttss J CAHO dance card, 5/96:24 Fast ‘FADE’ quickly ancial woes, 3/96:48 Beating hearts: Minimally invasive surgery, 3/96:20 D ps containers protect workers? 8/96:36 Finance funda anagers, 11/96:34 e use items, 9/96:36 Don'nt es steamed about new sterilization standards, 12/ it to equip? 11 n program, 6/96:32 For — use only? Reprocessing of single use items, 9/96:36 Leaders of the pack: MMs and financiat comebacks, 9/96:26 Masks: Tracking true costs 3 pro yn, 12/96:49 Guide to 1996 APIC annual meeting, 5/96:40 more, 11/96:50 Minima y invasive hystere toamiec more. 11 06 50 Guide to 1996 National Symposium on Health Care Safety and y ex penses 8/96:52 Questions & Answers, 7/96:100 the Environment, 2/96:34 ), 5/96:36 Scrap those old habits and watch OR linen costs drop, 6/96:16 How to choose and use the best antimicrobials, 4/96:42 CAREERS/HUMAN RESOURCES Trocar talk, 11/96:48 Masks: Tracking true costs of TB protection, 12/96:49 ASHMM President's L 6 0 DISTRIBUTION /DISTRIBUTORS Needlesticks have declined—can hospitals take credit? Blueprint for effective Automated supply stations take punches but still stand, 6/96:26 12/96:32 Building support for EHCR, 7/96 Personal tragedy turns into public campaign for safer devices Do off-site consolidated wareh 5/96:42 Do you earn what yo EDI gets the d Sterility assurance: Who's responsible? 3/96:54 Doy ou have the ski survive in 21st century? 9/96:9 3/96:62 2am refocuses management of respiratory equipment, 8/96:32 Don't let mixed signals trip you up, 3/96:42 Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response pr The real source of sharps injuries, 8/96:38 lancing act, 3/96:40 EHCR Cliff Notes, 7/96:24 Threat of infection drives docs from medical practice, 1/96:34 absentees, 11/96:60 EHCR game Whheen it'syo ur turr 96:27 Times and temperatures: advice on disinfection, 6/96:34 is with Mat Man Ed, 5/96:52 How much has CHCA saved the ndustry? 7/96:24 INFORMATION SYSTEMS Materials managee ment takes pat nts for a free ride, 8/96:20 In the trac ase Carts: usage survey, 7/96:112 Automated supply stations take punches but still stand Materials managers talk eams, 9/96:59 Lessons from Wal- Mart, 3/96:30 6/96 a S Supply expenses, 8/96:52 phin’ manufacturer: Baxter spin-off, 5/96:18 Building support for EHCR, 7/96:26 New ale for Misch source officers, 9/96:9 )ssible: Forces behind universal numbering, 2/96:18 te capitalt en pment shopping lists, 6/96:14 Outsourcing: No it e at BUC: Sys nites materials depts., 10/96:24 Do it-yourself case costing at Alta Bates, 4/96:24 Patient e ucalion: S a materi of business, 12/96:16 Opening doors in distribution, 3/96:32 EDI gets the doctors’ product orders to hospital on time Questio&n Anss w } OR service t a boost from quick wins,” 7/96:28 3/96:62 Review your s kage 4/96:52 Regional purchasing alliance born before its time, 8/96:43 Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response project, 7/96:22 Shift myths sling could cost you, 7/96:88 Support sseirvi ce centers are back, 12/96:20 EHCR Cliff Notes, 7/96:24 Stretch your to a healthier work day, 4/96:18 EHCR game: When it's your turn to play, 7/96:27 Tacklintgh e pesky no-s how problem, 11/96:60 EDUCATION Fit to equip? 11/96:42 Team spirit ir Man oonS , 7/96:20 Make education fun and build teams with Mat Man Ed, 5/96:52 How much has EHCR saved the grocery industry? 7/96:24 Teams—t e Non-CS staff learn to wrap right, 8/96:40 JCAHO to post quality reports on the Internet, 11/96:16 The future Patient education: It's a materia nd of business 12/96:16 Message device ends busy signals, 11/96:68 Team spirit in Mat Man Olyr Mission possible: Forces behind universal numbering, 2/96:18 The future of central service, 3/9 MMIS: choosing the next generation, 10/96:28 Who's minding the ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Muzzle-free at BJC: System unites materials depts., 10/96:24 Your job and the Inter Building support for EHCR, 7/96:26 OR inventory systems: Who's doing what—and why? 4/96:54 CLINICAL (see al EDI gets doctors’ product ordertos hospital ont ime, 3/96:62 Support service centers are back, 12/96:20 1996 OR survey Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response project, 7/96:22 Systems shakeup: Top software vendors make a deal, 7/96:18 Answers to wound car EHCR Cliff Notes, 7/96:24 Taking OR case carts off-site, 2/96:46 Beating hearts: Minimally EHCR game When Vi¢Sy our tunnt Third MMIS computer survey, 10/96:16 Closing the clinical gap How much has EHCR savedt ndustry? 7/96:24 Your job and the Internet, 9/96:20 Could there ees avings i rip infusion? 5/96:60 Mission possible: Forces behind universal numbering, 2/96:18 INSTRUMENTATION Doct he m Not $0 fast .. . 3 /96:22 Third MMIS computer survey 10/9 16 Beating hearts: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, 3/96:20 Fast, accurate equipment heIlps Tab wwi th managed care, ESCORT/TRANSPORTATION For single use only? Reprocessing of single use items, 9/96:36 7/96:102 Discover hidden savings in freight, 4/96:36 Instrument standardization saves money and time, 1/96:40 Guide to 1996 APIC annual meeting, 5/96:40 In the track of case carts: usage survey, 7/96:112 Minimally invasive hysterectomies cost more, 11/96:50 40 December 1996 Materiais Management eB - )- | ee) 8) - S| = oe ee 2) => Building support for EHCR, 7/96:26 PRICES INSTRUMENTATION, CONT'D. CS can flower in a rocky setting, 1/96:36 AmeriNet predicts pricing trends, 5/96:76 Questions & Answers , 3/96:58, 7/96:100, 11/96:76 Discover hidden savings in freight, 4/96:36 Defining GPOs in the 1990s, 1/96:16 Sterilization system cuts endoscope repair cost, 9/96:70 Do off-site consolidated warehouses make sense? 3/96:28 Price comparison shopping (Owen HMS price survey), Trocar talk, 11/96:48 EDI gets the doctors’ product orders to the hospital on time, 7/96:74 INVENTORY /W AREHOUSING 3/96:62 Reevaluate supply prices (Owen HMS price survey), 1/96:22 1996 OR Survey Results, 3/96:16 Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response project, 7/96:22 PRODUCT ASSESSMENT/STANDARDIZATION/ Automated supply stations take punches but still stand, EHCR Cliff Notes, 7/96:24 VALUE ANALYSIS 6/96:26 EHCR game: When it's your turn to play, 7/96:27 Anesthesia breathing circuit filters, 9/96:69 Building support for EHCR, 7/96:26 How much has EHCR saved the grocery industry? 7/96:24 Answers to wound care cost questions, 1/96:46 Do off-site consolidated warehouses make sense? 3/96:28 In the track of case carts: usage survey, 7/96:112 Automated supply stations take punches but still stand, EDI gets the doctors’ product orders to the hospital on time, Lessons from Wal-Mart, 3/96:30 6/96:26 3/96:62 Materials management takes patients for a free ride, 8/96:20 Brain power paves the way to better infection control, 9/96:68 Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response project, 7/96:22 Mission possible: Forces behind universal numbering, 2/96:18 Buying new mattresses cures costly rental habit, 4/96:30 EHCR Cliff Notes, 7/96:24 Muzzle-free at BUC: System unites materials depts., 10/96:24 Closing the clinical gap, 5/96:62 EHCR game: When it’s your turn to play, 7/96:27 Opening doors in distribution, 3/96:32 Could pricier surgical gowns be a bargain? 11/96:72 Fast ‘FADE’ quickly heals OR's financial woes, 3/96:48 OR services get a boost from “quick wins,” 7/96:28 Could there be savings in gravity drip infusion? 5/96:60 How much has EHCR saved the grocery industry? 7/96:24 Patient education: It's a material kind of business, 12/96:16 Fast ‘FADE’ quickly heals OR's financial woes, 3/96:48 Lessons from Wal-Mart, 3/96:30 Regional purchasing alliance born before its time, 8/96:43 Fast, accurate equipment helps lab with managed care, Opening doors in distribution, 3/96:32 Support service centers are back, 12/96:20 7/96:102 Regional purchasing alliance born before its time, 8/96:43 Taking OR case carts off-site, 2/96:46 Fighting for the use of safer products, 1/96:32 Fit to equip? 11/96:42 Shelving creates breathing room for respiratory therapy, MANAGED CARE Instrument standardization saves money and time, 1/96:40 8'96:45 Capitation: Not in the Twin Cities, 2/96:22 Masks: Tracking true costs of TB protection, 12/96:49 Support service centers are back, 12/96:20 Do-it-yourself case costing at Alta Bates, 4/96:24 Materials managers, cardiologists find common ground, Team refocuses management of respiratory equipment, 8/96:32 Fast, accurate equip. helps lab with managed care, 7/96:102 3/96:24 LINEN/APPAREL Overcapacity update: still too many beds, 3/96:72 Minimally invasive hysterectomies cost more, 11/96:50 Could pricier surgical gowns be a bargain? 11/96:72 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT/MAINTENANCE Needlesticks have declined—can hospitals take credit? How do your laundry and linen operations stack up? 9/96:60 Buying new mattresses cures costly rental habit, 4/96:62 12/96:32 Masks: Tracking true costs of TB protection, 12/96:49 Computers top capital equipment shopping lists, 6/96:14 No meetings required, 3/96:44 Questions & Answers, 11/96:76 Could there be savings in gravity drip infusion? 5/96:60 Scrap those old habits and watch OR linen costs drop, 6/96:16 Scrap those old habits and watch OR linen costs drop, 6/96:16 Does your equipment work? Let someone else worry, 10/96:36 Some win, some lose: 1996 product committee survey, Surgical linens: Buyers and sellers play on the same team, Fast, accurate equipment helps lab with managed care, 8/96:26 2/96:44 7/96:102 Standardized IV systems become standard operating proce- LOGISTICS Fit to equip? 11/96:42 dure, 5/96:68 Automated supply stations take punches but still stand, Standardized IV systems become standard operating proce- Sterilization system cuts endoscope repair cost, 9/96:70 6/96:26 dure, 5/96:68 Surgical linens: Buyers and sellers play on the same team, Team refocuses management of respiratory equipment, 8/96:32 2/96:44 MEDICAL IMAGING Trocar talk, 11/96:48 Computers top capital equipment shopping lists, 6/96:14 PURCHASING Fit to equip? 11/96:42 1996 OR survey results, 3/96:16 ACO Fs Ae My days with DuPont: A look back at the personal sell, 1/96:42 Building support for EHCR, 7/96:26 NEEDLESTICKS/SAFE DEVICES Buying new mattresses cures costly rental habit, 4/96:62 Administrative hurdles hamper doctor's safety efforts, 1/96:32 Contract terms to bring up in negotiations, 2/96:28 SUBSTITUTIONS Do sharps containers protect workers? 8/96:36 Defining GPOs in the 1990s, 1/96:16 Dialing for dollars: New telecom market has a catch, 11/96:54 Fighting for the use of safer products, 1/96:32 Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response project, 7/96:22 Needlesticks have declined—can hospitals take credit? EHCR Cliff Notes, 7/96:24 12/96:32 EHCR game: When it's your turn to play, 7/96:27 Personal tragedy turns into public campaign for safer devices, REMEMBER 5/96:42 Energy becomes a competitive marketplace, 7/96:97 Fast ‘FADE’ quickly heals OR's financial woes, 3/96:48 The real source of sharps injuries, 8/96:38 Fighting for the use of safer products, 1/96:32 THE Threat of infection drives docs from medical practice, 1/96:34 How much has EHCR saved the grocery industry? 7/96:24 OPERATING ROOM Kilowatts and BTUs: a plan for energy procurement, 7/96:96 1996 OR Survey Results, 3/96:16 Materials managers, cardiologists find common ground, ALAMO" Beating hearts: minimally invasive cardiac surgery, 3/96:20 3/96:24 AlteLrow Anirlaesst Matitrenss Ogver lay Case cart smarts—and how to get some, 10/96:31 Mission possible: Forces rally behind universal numbering, Could pricier surgical gowns be a bargain? 11/96:72 2/96:18 Doctors on the minimal approach: Not so fast . . . 3/96:22 MM portion of total hospital supply expenses, 8/96:52 - Clinically Proven Fast ‘FADE’ quickly heals OR's financial woes, 3/96:48 My days with DuPont: A look back at the personal sell, 1/96:42 - Cost-Effective Give and you shall receive: Supply donation program, 6/96:32 Patient education: It's a material kind of business, 12/96:16 In the track of case carts: usage survey, 7/96:112 Regional purchasing alliance born before its time, 8/96:43 - Hospital to Home Materials managers, cardiologists find common ground, Some savvy questions to ask in contract negotiations, 2/96:30 - Portable 3/96:24 Some win, some lose: 1996 product committee survey, 8/96:26 - Prevention and Treatment Minimally invasive hysterectomies cost more, 11/96:50 Surgical linens: Buyers and sellers play on the same team, 2/96:44 Muzzle-free at BUC: System unites materials depts., 10/96:24 U.S. turns to Japan for sourcing strategies, 5/96:32 of pressure wounds OR inventory systems: Who's doing what—and why? 4/96:54 Who's minding the stores? Buying influence survey, 11/96:88 - Easy to set-up and maintain OR services get a boost from “quick wins,” 7/96:28 REENGINEERING Questions & Answers, 7/96:100, 11/96:76 Building support for EHCR, 7/96:26 Scrap those old habits and watch OR linen costs drop, 6/96:16 CS fills its JCAHO dance card, 5/96:24 Patient Care Surgical linens: Buyers and sellers play on the same team, Earwitness: Seeing a slightly different picture, 2/96:22 2/96:44 Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response project, 7/96:22 Taking OR case carts off-site, 2/96:46 EHCR Cliff Notes, 7/96:24 Trocar talk, 11/96:48 EHCR game: When it’s your turn to play, 7/96:27 Ww. OUTSOURCING How much has EHCR saved the grocery industry? 7/96:24 In or out? Managers work the outsourcing puzzle, 6/96:22 Muzzle-free at BUC: Health System unites 14 hospitals, 23 Empire Blvd. Outsourcing: hints from folks who've been there, 6/96:23 10/96:24 So. Hackensack, NJ 07606-1805 Outsourcing: No, you do it! 12/96:56 No meetings required in evaluation process, 3/96:44 1 (800) 955 4555 Support service centers are back, 12/96:20 OR services get a boost from “quick wins,” 7/96:28 The taxman cometh (outsourcing penalties), 6/96:36 Support service centers are back, 12/96:20 Trocar talk, 11/96:48 The future of central service, 3/96:36 Circle no. 56 for FREE information 42 December 1996 Materiais Management 1996 SUBJECT INDEX A NEW CONCEPT IN HOSPITAL STANDARDS, REGULATIONS, LEGAL, GOVERNMENT EDI software sales will grow in 1996, 8/96:10 Absenteeism and the law, 11/96:62 ESI and Matkon “rollup” to create MMIS for IDNs, 11/96:9 STERILIZERS Accreditation could require performance measurement ESI plans network mm/financial systems, 4/96:12 GSe P Wey yA P systems, 5/96:28 Five companies study health care on the Net, 5/96:12 00% EtO Sterilize Caught in the sterilization gap: Which method? 4/96:58 HCFA Web site, 5/96:10 Lu CS fills its JCAHO dance card, 5/96:24 HEDIC takes comments on EDI implementation guide, 12/96:6 Dialing for dollars: New telecom market has a catch, 11/96:54 HEDIC: UPN goes into effect July 1, 4/96:8 Don't get steamed about new sterilization standards, 12/96:26 HIBCC: Registrations for bar code IDs increase, 11/96:9 Earwitness: Sniffing out better Medicare margins, 2/96:24 Internet catalog of respiratory products, 10/96:10 Energy becomes a competitive marketplace, 7/96:97 Law promotes EDI: WEDI group to set standards, 10/96:10 For single use only? Reprocessing 0 le use items, 9/96:36 Lawson Software wins 16 new accounts, 11/96:9 Mecon provides benchmarking information, 7/96:12 Howt o choose and use the best antimicrobials, 4/96:42 Medical device reporting to go online, 3/96:10 JCAHO to post quality reports on the Internet, 11/96:16 NY to implement electronic incident reports in 1997, 11/96:9 Masks: Tracking true costs of TB protection, 12/96:49 St. Alexius awarded for bar coding, 1/96:9 Med waste incinerator rule delayed, 8/96:18 Web sites for AHIMA, MSHCCSP, 3/96:9 Patient education: It's a material kind of business, 12/96:16 WEDI, HHS to clarify EDI mandate in insurance portability act Sterility assurance: Who's re e? 3/96:54 11/96:6 The real source of sharps injuries, 8/96:38 The taxman cometh (outsourcing penalties), 6/96:36 CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING Times and temperatures: Advice on disinfection, 6/96:34 Disinfection guidelines, 9/96:10 When a deal violates antitrust laws, 1/96:12 FDA studies cardiac catheter reuse, 12/96:9 Medical Sterilization does off-site work in NYC, 3/96:9 STERILIZATION New phone for NISCHPDP, 8/96:10 Caught in the sterilization gap: Which method? 4/96:58 News and notes from ASHCSP ‘96, 11/96:10 CS fills its JCAHO dance card, 5/96:24 Pilling-Weck acquires Medical Sterilization, 2/96:9 All the advantages of EtO amed about new sterilization standards, 12/96:26 Plasma sterilization systems, 7/96:12 a sterilization, 9/96:16 Plasma sterilizers gain popularity, 4/96:11 —without the problems New sterilization system cuts endoscope repair cost, 9/96:70 Reprocessing single-use items leads to confusion, 11/96:9 Joslyn Sterilizer Corporation has Non-CS staff learn to wrap right, 8/96:40 Sterilization of needleless injectors, 7/96:12 Questions & Answers ,3 /96:58, 7/96:100, 11/96:76 Union Carbide lowers glutaraldehyde vapor limits, 10/96:9 solved the problems of hospital EtO Sterility assurance: Who's responsible? 3/96:54 COMMITTED PURCHASING PROGRAMS sterilizers. The Joslyn Model 2038 SUPPORT SERVICES Premier starts strict commitment policy 7/96:6 is an 8.8 cubic foot 100% ErO Dialing for dollars: New telecom market has a catch, 11/96:54 Premier/Allegiance deal nets double-digit savings, 12/96:6 sterilizer. It offers all the advantages In or out? Managers work the outsourcing puzzle, 6/96:22 VHA Opportunity attracts 518 hospitais, 5/96:6 Kilowatts and BTUs: a plan for energy procurement, 7/96:96 VHA Opportunity phase 2 launched, 10/96:10 of 100% EO sterilizers—elimination Message device ends busy signals, 11/96:68 VHA Opportunity: 562 hospitals, $450 million, 7/96:6 of banned CFC's, safe negative Outsourcing: hints from folks who've been there, 6/96:23 COST CONTAINMENT PROJECTS pressure operation. And it offers the Qutsourcing: No, you do it! 12/96:56 BJC plans six-figure savings, 2/96:9 large capacity needed to meet the Smooth mailing with an integrated postal system, 2/96:48 Child Health/IV therapy, 1/96:6 Support service centers are back, 12/96:20 Col/HCA nets savings from standardization, 12/96:6 load requirements and turn-around Columbia/HCA revamps cardiac cath labs, 9/96:6 WASTE/ENVIRONMENT time of busy hospitals. Do sharps containers protect workers? 8/96:36 GNYHA to build materials recovery facility, 12/96:9 Med. Ctr. of Del./automated supply dispensing, 1/96:9 The unique Joslyn 2038 offers DOT's hazardous materials rule is final, 2/96:36 N. Miss. Med. Ctr./medical nonwovens, 1/96:9 Give and you shall receive: Supply donation program, 6/96:32 Tenet/OrNda merger rivals Col/HCA purchasing, 11/96:6 features that are not available Guide to 1996 National Symposium on Health Care Safety and Univ. of Texas saves $17.5 million, 10/96:10 in any other EtO sterilizer: the Environment, 2/96:34 Med waste incinerator rule delayed, 8/96:18 DISTRIBUTORS /DISTRIBUTION I The largest capacity of any The real source of sharps injuries, 8/96:38 Baxter/Methodist Healthcare agreement, 4/96:9 Bergen Brunswig aims to dominate in health care, 7/96:9 100% EtO sterilizer. WORKER SAFETY Bergen Brunswig names president of unit, 10/96:10 Substantially reduced processing times. Administrative hurdles hamper one doctor's safety efforts Claflin/Charlton Memorial partnership, 3/96:9 1/96:32 DoD/Durr Medical, distribution contract, 3/96:9 Sterilized and ready Blueprint for effective ergonomic program, 11/96:18 EHCR report due in December, 12/96:6 for patient use Could pricier surgical gowns be a bargain? 11/96:72 General Medical/Safeskin contract, 8/96:10 Sharp Instruments 30 minutes Do sharps containers protect workers? 8/96:36 Greater New York Services/Caligor for distribution, 2/96:10 Fighting for the use of safer products, 1/96:32 McKesson enters med/surg distribution, 7/96:9 Most Rigid Scopes 60 minutes Give and you shall receive: Supply recovery program, 6/96:32 O&M reports solid third quarter, 12/96:9 Most Flexible Scopes 90 minutes* Guide to 1996 National Symposium on Health Care Safety and O&M, Baxter get Purchase Connection contracts, 10/96:9 the Environment, 2/96:34 Premier cancels agreement with O&M, 6/96:6 cP“ylCcuylsce l feit vietm iemgsee nredarenalgp iennpgdu ernpftors oem u pfeootnuh ry lmheaontueer rsio axlitsod ee oifcg yhcctoleenessn t rwiuhtcohtu irostn o tal MMaesdk s:w astTer aciknicnign ertaruteo r corsutlse doef laTyBe d,p rotbeuctt ionno,t de1r2a/i9le6d:,4 9 7/96:18 RPraemmsieery/ AlMleida.n t CtFro.o/dBseerrgveni ceB rudinestwairgy pprroigmrea mv,e nd1o1r/,9 65:/99 6:10 Needlesticks have declined—can hospitals take credit? St. Elizabeth/Claflin stockless contract, 8/96:10 (J The built-in emission control meets 12/96:32 St. Joseph/Baxter risk-sharing, 2/96:9 Univ. Hospitals of Cleveland cancels O&M stockless, 3/96:6 the most stringent state requirements Personal tragedy turns into public campaign for safer devices VA/O&M prime vendor contracts, 1/96:9 5/96:42 for EtO discharge. Six new findings on latex may change the way you buy FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEMS Joslyn Sterilizer Corporation has 7/96:34 Col/HCA challenges, 12/96:6 Stretch your way to a healthier workday, 4/96:18 Col/HCA changing of MM guard, 5/96:6 a committment to providing the best The real source of sharps injuries, 8/96:38 Col/HCA revamps cardiac cath labs, 9/96:6 sterilization products imaginable. Threat of infection drives docs from medical practice, 1/96:34 Tenet moves headquarters to Santa Barbara, 6/96:6 When work becomes toxic, CS rides to the rescue (latex) Tenet names VP of material resource, 9/96:9 5/96:64 Tenet picks up Hialeah (FL) hospital, 7/96:10 Tenet/OrNda merger rivals Col/HCA purchasing, 11/96:6 1996 NEWS UPDATE INDEX GROUP PURCHASING AFFILIATIONS AUTOMATION/COMPUTERS /ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Advocate stays with new Premier, 7/96:6 Joslyn Sterilizer Corporation AMS buy-out, 12/96:9 Allhealth affiliates with VHA Purchasing Partners, 11/96:6 What Will We Think Of Next? AMS Control up for sale, 9/96:6 AmeriNet adds Health Alliance of Cincinnati, 7/96:10 AMS Control wins 3 new contracts, 7/96:12 Catholic MM Alliance adds two members, 11/96:10 For more infSotremrailtiizoenr s aboro uotu r JoSstleyrinl anStt eraemc ovSeterryi liSzyersst,e mEst,h ylene Oxide AMS upgrades Alexandria; Ocean City hospitals, 8/96:10 Child Health hospitals select Premier, 9/96:10 please call or write George Bastedo at Joslyn Sterilizer Corporation, Bon Secours buys ESI software, 3/96:9 Kettering, others join new Premier, 5/96:6 5815 County Road 41, Farmington, NY 14425 Col/HCA challenge: conversion to SMART system, 12/96:6 Mt. Sinai may have to leave Premier, 3/96:9 Phone (716) 398-2680 @ FAX (716) 398-2499 DoD requires UPNs for bar codes on all products, 7/96:6 NJHA affiliates with VHA Purchasing Partners, 11/96:6 Circle no. 22 for FREE information 44 December 1996 Materiais Management mBe h | ee) OB) - S| 9 oe oe > 4 Premier adds new members, 3/96:9 GROUP PURCHASING ORGANIZATIONS CDC registry for workers with HIV exposure, 8/96:10 Premier may win New York City accounts, 10/96:9 Allhealth affiliates with VHA Purchasing Partners, 11/96:6 CDC/U. Az. cite staff cuts for IV infections, 7/96:9 SSM/Diversified adds four systems, 9/96:10 AmHS-Premier-Sunhealth merger, 1/96:6 DeRoyal lap sponge resists fungus, 8/96:10 VHA adds Erlanger, 4/96:9 Catholic MM Assn. saves $30 million in 1st year, 3/96:9 EPI Net data on neediesticks, 1/96:9 VHA says it gained members vs. Premier, 10/96:9 Cohr Inc.(Purchase Connection) goes public, 6/96:6 FDA says latex gloves can pose fire hazard, 8/96:10 HIGPA votes vendors onto board, 7/96:10 JCAHO/OSHA team up on worker safety, 9/96:10 VHA/HPPI program will serve HSNE, 5/96:6 HIGPA: FASA could increase health care costs, 11/96:6 No infection from surgical clamp, 4/96:12 GROUP PURCHASING CONTRACTS Kaiser creates national in-house GPO, 3/96:5 OSHA follows CDC's TB protection guidelines, 4/96:8 AmeriNet /Kar! Storz endoscopy, 5/96:12 Kowalski-Dickow/AmeriNet deal, 2/96:9 OSHA sets priorities for hazard reduction, 2/96:9 AmeriNet/Bracco contrast media, 7/96:10 MedEcon involved in five proposed regional co-ops, 11/96:10 OSHA: how to reduce violence in health facilities, 4/96:10 AmeriNet/Kodak, 9/96:6 MedEcon regional co-op program, 8/96:6 Respirators for TB infection control, 7/96:12 AmeriNet/Sterrad sterilizers, 6/96:9 MedEcon's LINK meetings discontinued, 11/96:10 Sterilization of needleless injectors, 7/96:12 AmeriNet/vital signs monitors, 2/96:10 NJHA overhauls group purchasing program, 6/96:9 Wet gloves may not protect against HIV or Hep. B, 4/96:12 Catholic MM Alliance/UARCO forms, 2/96:10 NY hospital mergers and GPO membership, 10/96:9 LABOR Col/HCA/Sterrad sterilizers, 4/96:11 Premier is new name of mega-group, 3/96:9 1,000 Redding, Calif. health workers unionize, 12/96:6 Col/HCA/Marquette Electronics risk-sharing, 9/96:9 Premier needs strict compliance policy, 4/96:9 Kaiser-Permanente in mediation with unions, 6/96:6 Greater New York Services/Caligor distribution, 2/96:10 Purchasing arm made 30 percent of COHRs revenues, 7/96:10 NY public hospitals will cut jobs, 5/96:6 HCSC cuts linen costs for two hospitals, 5/96:12 Strategic Analytics is GNYHA consulting arm, 3/96:9 NYC workers rally for full-time jobs with benefits, 11/96:10 HSCA/Ohmeda/BOC anesthesia, 5/96:10 Vector adds to sales force, 6/96:6 SEIU settles Kaiser contract dispute, 7/96:10 MedEcon's New York co-op/Monoject, 9/96:10 VHA borrows logistics processes from auto, retail 3/96:6 Unions fight for-profits and mergers in 3 cities, 9/96:6 MedEcon, JPC affiliate for purchasing, 3/96:9 VHA Opportunity, $172 million, 2/96:10 LOGISTICS MedEcon/Healthshare food program, 5/96:6 VHA Opportunity attracts 518 hospitals, 5/96:6 Col/HCA opens Chicago consolidated service center, 12/96:6 Nat'l Purchasing Alliance /American Bio-Med, 9/96:10 VHA starts $450 million committed program, 5/96:6 MM outsourcing update, 11/96:6 Premier signs first round of contracts, 5/96:6 Premier/Allegiance deal nets double-digit savings, 12/96:6 HOSPITAL CONTRACTS/PURCHASING Tenet/OrNda merger rivals Col,/HCA purchasing, 11/96:6 Allegheny AHERF/US Surgical staplers, 9/96:10 VHA borrows logistics processes from industry, 3/96:6 Premier/Alliant Foodservice dietary program, 11/96:9 Premier/DuPont film, 3/96:9 AMS Control wins 3 new hospitals contracts, 7/96:12 MERGERS / ROVIDERS Premier/Mallinckrodt/Berlex contrast media, 3/96:9 BJC/Angelica linens, 7/96:10 Catholic Health Initiatives formed by 3 systems, 6/96:6 Premier/Sterrad sterilizers, 4/96:11 Edgewater/Medline textiles, 11/96:10 More mergers: Beth Israel, L.I. Jewish, Presbyterian, 9/96:9 Premier/UARCO/Standard Register/forms contracts, 11/96:9 Lawson Software wins 16 new accounts, 11/96:9 NY hospitals merge: Mt. Sinai, NYU, 7/96:6 Shared Services Healthcare /Isolyser-Orex, 7/96:9 MM outsourcing update, 11/96:6 Samaritan Health Systems looks for a partner, 11/96:6 SunHealth/Infrasonics respirators, 3/96:9 St. Joseph Hospital/Medline deal, 9/96:10 Tenet/OrNda merger rivals Col. /HCA purchasing, 11/96:6 Tenet/orthopedic implants, 1/96:6 St. Joseph/Baxter risk-sharing, 2/96:9 MERGERS /ACQUISITIONS—VENDORS United Health/Ameritech fiberoptics, 8/96:10 UHSC/GE ultrasound, 5/96:12 3M buys PyMaH, 10/96:10 VHA sells “secondary” services to other GPOs, 3/96:6 Western Reserve Health System/Medline textiles, 5/96:6 Advanced Medical buys IVAC, 9/96:6 VHA/Abbott Labs anesthesia, 9/96:6 INFECTION CONTROL/SAFETY AMS buy-out, 12/96:9 VHA/Regent/Baxter gloves, 4/96:12 1996 APIC conference, 7/96:12 AMS ContTrol is for sale, 9/96:6 VHA/Smith & Nephew trauma products, 12/96:9 ASTM tests for protective apparel ok'd, 5/96:12 Bristol-Myers will sell ConvaTec infection control, 9/96:10 Are you thinking about getting rid of your old Ethylene oxide sterilizer? 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Andersen Products, Inc Health Science Park * Haw River ¢ NC 27258 Tel: (910) 376 3000 # Fax: (910) 376 8153 Circle no. 79 for FREE information 46 December 1996 Materiais Management me - b- | ee) OB] - Sf = oe ae4 al Health buys Pyxis, 3/96:9 Allegiance spin-off complete by Sept 30, 10/96:9 VA ok's reconditioned equipment in 12 supplier deals, Hillenbrand buys, infusion pump company, 8/96:10 AMS buy-out, 12/96:9 4/96:10 Maxxim Medica/Sterile oe s atedb eg deal, 7/96:12 vase vom- cohort 2 rae 12 VENDOR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS Scharf , or 7 pe 11/96:10 Ethicon suture management program, 3/96:10 orator inion ae Safeskin glove assessment program and dermatitis, 6/96:9 seieciaiee ae oa’ ae —" Southside Med. Ctr. gloveli om anagement, 6/96:9 Imation: new 3M imaging, data spin-off, 7/96:12 VHA/Baxter save $15 million on surgical gloves, 2/96:10 Joint ventures of cardiac care companies, 5/96:12 WASTE MANAGEMENT Kodak forms new unit for med. imaging, 4/96:12 BFI moves onto New York turf, 3/96:9 Mass. Medical Device Industry Council formed, 6/96:9 Consultant discusses waste contracts, 4/96:12 Rechargeable battery recycling program, 5/96:12 GNYHA to build materials recovery facility, 12/96:9 Sherwood-Davis+Geck wins Red Cross contract, 8/96:10 Greater New York Hospital Assn to build waste plant, 5/96:12 NETWORKS, DEVELOPMENT US Surgical/Ethicon legal battle, 10/96:10 Medical waste requirements eased, 5/96:10 BIC plans six-figure savings, 2/96:9 \IS Surgical/Guidant trocar patent lawsuit, 4/96:12 Medical waste tactics to deal with growing problem, 8/96:10 Covenant Healthcare retools with ES! computers, 4/96:12 Memorial Sisters of Charity, network plans, 2/96:10 Networks vs. group purchasing mulled at seminar, 7/96:10 Partners (Advocate) ae wae plans, 1/96:9 VHA and 8 HMOs form Alliance, 10/96:10 OUTSOURCING GATX adds 3 hospitals to NY roster, 10/96:10 Hunter Group, Majewski/Northwestern Memorial, 5/69:6 Medical Sterilization does off-site sterilization in NYC, 3/96:9 MM outsourcing update, 11/96:6 St. Lukes’ Roosevelt/GATX Logistics, 4/96:12 Two northeast hospitals sign with McFaul and Lyons, 5/96:12 VHA/Transcend outsourcing services, 12/96:9 PRICE REPORTS Consumer Price Index, 1/96:6, 2/96:10, 3/96:9, 4/96:9, 5/96:6, 6/96:6, 7/96:6, 8/96:6, 9/96:6, 10/96:10, 11/96:9, 12/96:6 PRODUCTS AmeriNet/Karl Storz endoscopy, 5/96:12 ASTM tests for protective apparel ok’d, 5/96:12 British lap choly study compares techniques, 5/96:12 Col/HCA nets savings from standardization, 12/96:6 FDA says latex gloves can pose fire hazard, 8/96:10 - ayaili FDA warns about labeling gloves “hypoallergenic”, 11/96:6 Goll ¢ UUd. Frost & Sullivan: gloves show growth, 8/96:10 New GMPs for medical devices take effect Jan. 1, 12/96:9 : — . NIST, mfgrs. cooperate on wear-resistant materials, 11/96:6 Looking for an Thstrument tray handling Quorum linen seminars, 2/96:10 for today's plasma technology? Make Sure Respirators for TB infection control, 7/96:12 PlasmaPink™ That's the color, of the laine pation State court must hear enetiry iability case, 5/96:10 Wet gloves may not protect against HIV or Hep. B, 4/96:12 from Riley Medical: P ees tent PlasmaPak™ is an advanced strument handling'and storag Mercy Health consolidates mm functions, 10/96:9 System for use in plasma sterilization. Its just what you need | Tenet/OrNda merger rivals Col./HCA purchasing, 11/96:6 for your plasma protocols. REGULATION, STUDIES, REPORTS om adopts eg and access _ 7 9 a Like all our instrument trays, PlasmaPak™ is designed with the hospital cost rise smallest in 1S., 4 canine cnaabeciew iw e tie usefinimind. It lets you custom-configure trays Yaaccommo-| Comdisco: capital equipment, 1/96:9 | date even them ost specialized instrumentation. 4 Commission on Health Care Quality proposed, 12/96:9 Deloitte & Touche/VHA: provider cost cutting, 1/96:9 PlasmaPak™ is the latest example of Riley Medical’s cori ECRI: cardiac cath lab supplies savings, 2/96:10 ae ECRI: Informed decisions on device reuse, 12/96:9 care providers what they need for EHCR report due in December, 1 i ing instruments. With its durable EJM: minimally invasive cos actor,9 /96:10 FDA: latex gloves can pose fire hazard, 8/96:10 FDA: MAI interaction with aneurysm clips, 9/96:10 youri nstruments are getting thef ullb enefo ft omorrows Federal pricing (FASA) legislation stalled, 3/96:10 technology —~ t oday. Frost & Sullivan: endoscope sales growth, 4/96:12 HCIA: top hospitals benchmarks of success, 2/96:10 Health care generated one of six new jobs in the ‘80s, 7/96:6 HIGPA: FASA could increase health care costs, 11/96:6 Immigration reformc ould cost hospitals, 4/96:10 IMS America: US total med/surg spending in 1995, 4/96:12 JAMA: knee X-ray costs, rules, 9/96:9 JCAHO onsite surveys and accreditation reports, 6/96:9 Joint Commission earns higher grades, 1/96:6 Man blows whistle on Medicare billing scheme, 3/96:10 Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996, 7/96:9 Medical device reporting to go online, 3/96:10 OSHA: how to reduce violence in health facilities, 4/96:10 VHA/AORN: nurses involved in cost-cutting, 8/96:10 VENDOR NEWS Allegiance is new name for Baxter spin-off, 7/96:10 Allegiance renegotiates Ethicon pacts, 10/96:9 Circle no. 128 for FREE information Materials Management December 1996 47