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6 Find Value in Value Analysis
Cost-justifying new purchases is
essential in today's surgical economy.
Larry Creech, MBA
10 Can You Put a Price on
The Best Views in Surgery?
4K video is the clear choice
for forward-thinking facilities.
Susan Alexander, RN, MSN, CPAN
17 Orthopedic Robots
Pay for Themselves
Outpatient joint replacement business is
booming thanks to new opportunities and
better outcomes.
Joseph P. Nessler, MD
24 Make Room in Your Budget
For Whole-Room Disinfection
Mobile robots hunt down and
destroy even the hardiest of
multidrug-resistant organisms.
Bill Donahue | Senior Editor
29 Bring C-arm's Imaging
Power to the Bedside
Improved intraoperative imaging
is well worth the investment.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
Bill Donahue | Senior Editor
34 The Nose Knows:
Stop Staph Where It Lurks
For a small cost, nasal
decolonization can pack a big
punch in the fight against SSIs.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
40 Think Outside the Box to
Pump Up Your Purchasing Power
Q&A with Thomas Lubotsky, BBA, MHA,
FACHE, value-based expert and supply
management mastermind.
To Our Readers
Adding new technologies and products to your facility's ORs has to benefit the bottom
line as much as patient care. We hope you use the Manager's Guide to Cost Justification
to build proposals that outline compelling business arguments and clear clinical need for the new purchases you've got bud-
geted for this year. With the advice on the following pages, making the tough sell to value-analysis and capital committees
will never be easier.
Cover design by Ethan Anderson | Photo by Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN
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