As the drive for value-based care continues, hospitals and health systems are looking for proven best practices to improve clinical outcomes, enhance safety and control costs. Whatever the goal, the ...

Product standardization, an important facet of an ambulatory surgery center’s supply chain and materials management, must be approached strategically and be carried out diligently. Adam Higman, ...

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Providers are continually searching for best practices to control costs without jeopardizing patient care, especially as declining reimbursements and increasing product expenses continue to squeeze ...

Reducing costs is vital for ensuring the financial health of an ambulatory surgery center. Managing supply chain effectively can go a long way in reducing costs, and one of the keys to success is ...

A 20-year old approach to European product standardisation is due to undergo revision in the first half of 2006 due to shortcomings in how the voluntary rules are implemented at national level. A ...

There is a gap in standards for ensembles of PPE—goggles, a respirator, a gown, and gloves, for example—and for the interoperability of the equipment and its functionality. (Holm) NIOSH could adopt ...

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The inability to procure personal protective equipment and personal protective technology led to the deaths of thousands of nurses, doctors, first responders, frontline servers, and other individuals.