{"title":"Battling H1N1.","authors":"Bob Kehoe","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79683,"journal":{"name":"Materials management in health care","volume":"18 12","pages":"14-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28675785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To build or not?","authors":"Mike Hrickiewicz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79683,"journal":{"name":"Materials management in health care","volume":"18 12","pages":"22-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28675786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reducing risks of bloodstream infections.","authors":"Nancy Moureau","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79683,"journal":{"name":"Materials management in health care","volume":"18 11","pages":"26-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28615388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Too often projects aimed at bringing permanent order to the way OR supplies are stored and accessed turn out to be little more than glorified cleaning exercises. To get the long-term results you're seeking, consider using lean management principles and focusing on process improvements. This requires taking a broader view of why and how supplies are stored the way they are. The five-step process outlined here provides a framework for achieving lasting, sustainable results and covers everything from standardizing work areas to eliminating excess product storage.
{"title":"Get your OR organized.","authors":"Lewis Lefteroff","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Too often projects aimed at bringing permanent order to the way OR supplies are stored and accessed turn out to be little more than glorified cleaning exercises. To get the long-term results you're seeking, consider using lean management principles and focusing on process improvements. This requires taking a broader view of why and how supplies are stored the way they are. The five-step process outlined here provides a framework for achieving lasting, sustainable results and covers everything from standardizing work areas to eliminating excess product storage.</p>","PeriodicalId":79683,"journal":{"name":"Materials management in health care","volume":"18 11","pages":"22-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28615387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Everyone benefits from vaccinations.","authors":"Betty Ann Eash","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79683,"journal":{"name":"Materials management in health care","volume":"18 11","pages":"36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28615390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
After much work and research, the Food and Drug Administration is preparing to publish a proposed rule for unique device identifier (UDI) standards for medical devices. The UDI would be used to identify a vast array of medical products and would streamline the hospital supply chain while improving patient safety. For instance, having a UDI in place would assist product recall efforts. But getting hospital supply chain leaders, manufacturers, group purchasing organizations and others to embrace UDI standards won't be easy. Here's a look at what's ahead.
{"title":"Positive ID. Medical device standard looming.","authors":"Paula DeJohn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>After much work and research, the Food and Drug Administration is preparing to publish a proposed rule for unique device identifier (UDI) standards for medical devices. The UDI would be used to identify a vast array of medical products and would streamline the hospital supply chain while improving patient safety. For instance, having a UDI in place would assist product recall efforts. But getting hospital supply chain leaders, manufacturers, group purchasing organizations and others to embrace UDI standards won't be easy. Here's a look at what's ahead.</p>","PeriodicalId":79683,"journal":{"name":"Materials management in health care","volume":"18 11","pages":"14-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28615385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The wide range of surgical gloves available can make choosing the correct products for staff a difficult process. Add in other factors such as performance, allergy considerations, user preferences and cost, and making the right choice can get complicated. Fortunately, there are ways to simplify the process. Here are essential factors to consider when selecting surgical gloves so that you meet the criteria that are important to everyone involved.
{"title":"Get a grip on navigating surgical glove choices.","authors":"Raylene M Ballard","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The wide range of surgical gloves available can make choosing the correct products for staff a difficult process. Add in other factors such as performance, allergy considerations, user preferences and cost, and making the right choice can get complicated. Fortunately, there are ways to simplify the process. Here are essential factors to consider when selecting surgical gloves so that you meet the criteria that are important to everyone involved.</p>","PeriodicalId":79683,"journal":{"name":"Materials management in health care","volume":"18 11","pages":"18-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28615386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Controversy resurfaces.","authors":"Curtis Rooney","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79683,"journal":{"name":"Materials management in health care","volume":"18 11","pages":"10-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28615384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A recipe to reduce pressure ulcers.","authors":"Geri Aston","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79683,"journal":{"name":"Materials management in health care","volume":"18 10","pages":"30-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28519314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}