Recently added articles from Healthcare Purchasing News:
Be accountable.(FAST FOREWARD)
Nov 01, 2009; ... The venerable motto of the Boy Scouts of America is "be prepared." It's a mantra that should be--and typically is--embraced by healthcare professionals, particularly supply chain management. But another practical maxim should be wielded--and very well may be forced upon the ...
Fast stats.(NEWSWIRE)
Nov 01, 2009 ... 1847 is the year Ignaz Semmelweis insisted that students and physicians clean their hands with a chlorine solution between each patient in the clinic. This intervention represents the first evidence indicating that cleansing hands with an antiseptic agent between patient contacts may ...
FDA: Institute of Medicine to study premarket clearance process for medical devices.(NEWSWIRE)
Nov 01, 2009 ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has commissioned the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the premarket notification program used to review and clear certain medical devices marketed in the United States. The IOM study will examine the premarket notification ...
AHRMM membership selects 2010 Board of Directors.(NEWSWIRE)
Nov 01, 2009 ... The Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) has announced the winners of its 2010 Board of Directors elections. Newly elected officials include: President-Elect William Stitt, CMRP, FAHRMM; Region 2 Representative John Brede, CMRP; Region 7 Representative Edward ...
New tools help emergency planners select alternate care facilities during disasters.(NEWSWIRE)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Two interactive computer tools released by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will help emergency planners and responders select and run alternate care facilities during disaster situations. In such instances, hospitals experiencing a surge in seriously ill patients requiring ...