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Hospital Materials Management provides timely market news and detailed reports on hospital and group purchasing trends and practices across the country.

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Hospital Materials Management

Issue 12, December 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• GPOs say higher prices on the way in 2009

  Major GPOs should take forecasting seriously and spend time and resources conferring with formal...

• Manage your contracts before they manage you

  Remove most automatic renewal clauses because you get nothing out of an automatic renewal. Avoid...

• GPOs turning brighter shade of green

  Today, the green movement in hospitals is focused far less on splashy smokestack demolitions in...

Issue 11, November 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Slaying the budget-killers

  For a materials manager to wrest even a modicum of control from physicians over product decisions...

Issue 10, October 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• E-commerce then and now

  In December 1996, a consortium of links in the medical supply chain released a study showing that...

• HFMA survey touts progress in supply chain savings

  Just as hospital financial executives are buying into the notion that trimming supply chain costs...

Issue 9, September 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Big orthopedic settlement could swing pricing pendulum toward hospitals

  Probably for as long as surgeons have implanted artificial hips and knees, manufacturers enjoyed...

• Sterile processing comes out clean as complement to successful materials management

  When you think of supply chain management, do you automatically consider sterile processing (or...

Issue 8, August 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Supply chain salaries rise with responsibilities

  In recent years, hospital supply chain professionals, including materials managers, have been asked...

Issue 7, July 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Oil, food prices threaten hospital supply budgets

  It doesn't take much more than a pit stop at your local gas station and a quick sweep around your...

• Five ways your distributor can work for you

  Times are certainly tough for today’s hospitals. Operating margins vary, and certain...

• Hard data drives pursuit of value analysis savings

  If it were easy to thoroughly investigate savings opportunities through value analysis, anybody...

Issue 6, June 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Four more tips to reduce orthopedic implant costs and keep physicians happy

  Second in a two-part series Last month, we provided you with five tips to help you better control...

• Oil costs can cause your expenses to slip out of control

  Thirty years ago, the U.S. economy and the healthcare industry suffered through their first major...

Issue 5, May 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Five tips to control orthopedic implant costs

  First in a two-part series Controlling costs for orthopedic implant purchases is an ongoing...

• Study: Product superiority is top decision criteria for purchases of movable capital equipment

  Product superiority outweighed physician preference as the most important first decision criteria...

• Use value analysis analytics to identify your best candidates

  Since every hospital uses its commodities at a different velocity, it is truly an art and science...

Issue 4, April 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Seven procedures for a successful, long-lasting reprocessing program

  In the first part of this series, we provided you with expert advice for how to initiate a...

• Development of anti-infective, specialized devices likely to influence future of Foley catheters

  An increasing focus on the development of anti-infective Foley catheters, such as those coated with...

• Passing the torch: Prepare today for tomorrow

  This time of year, it seems there is always a flood of change within the healthcare provider...

Issue 3, March 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Follow expert insight to launch a successful reprocessing program

  Many hospitals count on reprocessed single-use devices (SUD) to achieve thousands of dollars in...

• Despite posing little purchasing challenge, IV solutions have issues materials managers should note

  The purchasing of IV solutions is not a challenge for materials managers, according to an anonymous...

• Supply execs expect price hikes of around 4% in 2008

  Purchasing and supply executives in the nonmanufacturing sector, which includes health services...

• More choices don't make value analysis decisions better

  Many value analysis leaders and practitioners strongly believe that if they present more product...

Issue 2, February 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Improve your presentation skills with these tips

  You frequently hear about the importance of garnering support for major initiatives you undertake...

• Tips to help craft a meaningful, targeted data report

  In previous columns, I have addressed several topics related to supply chain executives' and...

Issue 1, January 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Use C-suite survey as launching pad for supply chain discussions

  Do you know what your C-suite thinks about your organization's supply chain operations? Is the...