18 COVER STORY
Running on Empty
Don't let the drug shortage leave you hung out to
dry. Take these 5 steps to ensure limited supplies
of essential medications never impact patient care.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
23 On Your Way to Zero Pressure Injuries
Here's how 3 facilities
have reduced their bed sore rates.
Joe Paone | Senior Associate Editor
28 Normothermia Is Good Business
Surgical facility leaders say
patient warming pays for itself.
Adam Taylor | Senior Associate Editor
36 What Can Patient
Engagement Software Do for You?
Mobile apps can push alerts to your patient that
are easily accessed with the touch of a finger.
Joe Paone | Senior Associate Editor
39 5 Keys to the Perfect Patient Financing Plan
In an increasingly crowded market of healthcare
lending companies, here's how to pick the one
that's best for you and your patients.
Jared Bilski | Senior Associate Editor
44 Achieving Better Hernia Outcomes
Choosing the most appropriate
surgical mesh for each individual patient.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
49 What's New in Alternative Wound Closure
Will these devices supplant
traditional sutures and staples?
Jared Bilski | Senior Associate Editor
54 What's New for Your Cataract Procedures
In search of better surgical outcomes at the
American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting.
Robert S. Bailey, Jr., MD
73 Will Your Sterile Processing
Department Pass Inspection?
Get central sterile in tip-top shape
before the surveyor shows up.
Bob Marrs, BA, ST, CRCST, CIS, CHL
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