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Hospital Materials Management

A monthly newsletter for the hospital supply industry, providing market news and detailed reports on trends in hospital and medical group purchasing across the country. Coverage includes hospital supply price surveys, hospital purchasing news, price indexes, special reports on materials trends, and news about industry vendors, new products, and trends.

For heavy patients, Wisconsin hospital purchases cost-saving toilet su...
April 01, 2004

No matter the supplier, Broadlane vows to reduce IV supply costs for h...
April 01, 2004

Medbuy keeps growing with addition of British Columbia hospital to gro...
April 01, 2004

Consorta names Neoforma, Actoras as partners in organizing contract da...
April 01, 2004

Capital equipment planning made easier with software under new VHA agr...
April 01, 2004

For some hospitals, automating internal systems is the way to go for s...
April 01, 2004

Cleveland Clinic tests spine device.(Cardiology Supplies)(Mazor Surgic...
April 01, 2004

Robert Kunselman retired April 1 as director of materials management a...
April 01, 2004

FDA approves Taxus stent; materials managers cheer.(Taxus Express2 pac...
April 01, 2004

North Dakota IDN expects to gain safety, efficiency with order entry s...
April 01, 2004

Suppliers getting hip to preference.(Price Survey)(hip implant prices)
April 01, 2004

Officials beg hospitals: donate used equipment.(Federation of American...
April 01, 2004

New sterilization technology promises to save $100,000 at Methodist Ho...
April 01, 2004

Video system aims to transmit physician knowledge to disaster sites, r...
April 01, 2004

Wisconsin hospital automates tracking of instrument trays with Lawson ...
April 01, 2004

Sisters of Mercy inks package deal for capital equipment buying and se...
April 01, 2004

Lexington Medical Center to net savings from standardization under Med...
April 01, 2004

Selling used equipment to add revenue under Baylor deal with Med-XS So...
April 01, 2004

More surgical instruments available under Cardinal pact with Snowden P...
April 01, 2004

Reusable instruments contract allows Jackson Memorial to avoid up-fron...
April 01, 2004

Reuse or dispose? Hospitals find options increasing as manufacturer ad...
April 01, 2004

Protective apparel covered in two deals between Premier and Cardinal H...
April 01, 2004

Pediatric supply choice expected to grow for GHX users thanks to deal ...
April 01, 2004

Endoscopic surgery products featured in Premier contract with Applied ...
April 01, 2004

Amerinet signs agreement to provide uninterruptible power for hospital...
April 01, 2004

Premier awards new contracts covering surgical supplies to six differe...
April 01, 2004

Providence Everett Medical Center.(People on the move)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2004

Vinyl gloves to be replaced by nitrile thanks to pact by glove, tray v...
April 01, 2004

HealthTrust designates Owens & Minor as preferred medical-surgical dis...
April 01, 2004

Two sources of medical gases available to Premier members under new pa...
April 01, 2004

HIGPA responds to MDMA with its own academic study, finds GPOs competi...
April 01, 2004

UHC agrees to use Neoforma software to help members cleanse supply dat...
April 01, 2004

GPOs should align incentives with members.(Letter)(Letter to the Edito...
April 01, 2004

VHA deals address ER efficiencies.(LetterVoluntary Hospitals Of americ...
April 01, 2004

Save thousands on medical/surgical supplies.(Letter)
April 01, 2004

Rumors persist as Premier mulls strategy.(Premier)
April 01, 2004

Drug indices jump 3 percentage points in 2004.(Price Index)(Brief Arti...
April 01, 2004

PPI up 3.3%; medical care CPI up 0.2% in Jan.(Price Watch)(Producer Pr...
April 01, 2004

Broadlane.(People on the move)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2004

Covenant Health.(People on the move)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2004

Positions available.(Job Mart/People)
April 01, 2004