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Cardinal Health Announces Supplier Quality and Partnership Awards

Cardinal Health announced winners of its supplier quality and partnership awards, celebrating suppliers serving as exemplary partners in the company’s commitment to customers and patients. The company awarded its Supplier Quality Award to B. Braun, ranking B. Braun among ...More
December 6, 2011
Posted in News
AAMI Offers Webinar on FDA's Unique Device Identification Initiative

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will hold a webinar, "The FDA’s Unique Device Identification (UDI) Initiative: How Will It Affect Hospitals?" on Oct. 18, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is getting ...More
October 4, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
OnSite Services Re-Brands as PREZIO Health, Unveils New Business Model Featuring Expanded Service

OnSite™ Services announces that it has launched a comprehensive new business model, which includes expanded service offerings to healthcare providers throughout the United States, as part of its re-branding to become PREZIO Health™. OnSite™ Services, which recently divested ...More
September 29, 2011
Posted in News
Stryker Sustainability Solutions Supports Practice Greenhealth's 'Greening the Supply Chain' Initiative

Stryker Sustainability Solutions, a leader in delivering smart healthcare resource solutions, announced today it is sponsoring Practice Greenhealth’s new Greening the Supply Chain™ initiative. The Initiative engages businesses in meeting the emerging demand for more ...More
September 28, 2011
Posted in News
AHRMM Membership Selects 2012 Board of Directors

The Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) has announced that Annette Pummel, RN, CMRP, chief operating officer at American Contract Systems in Atchison, Kan., is the chair-elect of the 2012 board of directors. The AHRMM membership newly ...More
September 19, 2011
Posted in News
Analysis of Supply Chain Proves Cost-Effective, Especially in Pediatric and Perioperative Settings

Hospital administrators continue to look for ways to save money and by taking a closer look at their supply chain processes, they’re finding them. A Thompson Reuters 2009 study reported 50 percent of hospitals surveyed were unprofitable in the third quarter of 2008, while ...More
September 1, 2011
Posted in News
Global Disposable Hospital Supplies Market Forecast to Exceed $14 Billion by 2017

A new report from Research and Markets, "Disposable Hospital Supplies - Global Opportunity Assessment, Competitive Landscape and Market Forecasts to 2017," shows that the global disposable hospital supplies market was valued at $9.1 billion in 2010 and is expected to grow ...More
August 18, 2011
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Sustainability Solutions That Work: How to Achieve Optimal Reprocessing Results

There’s no question the healthcare industry is at a critical juncture. The pressure on healthcare providers to offer value without sacrificing quality has never been greater. But for change to happen, the responsibility to find innovative solutions to reduce costs and ...More
August 9, 2011
Posted in News
Sterile Inventory: Handling With Care

ICT spoke with Bob Marrs, director of consulting services/field operations for Aesculap, regarding issues relating to proper handling of sterile inventory. ...More
July 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
2011 State of the Industry Report: Materials Management

This slide show presents highlights from ICT's annual report examining industry demographics and key trends. ...More
June 24, 2011
Posted in Galleries