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• Strategies for Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections—and Costs 
• Case Study: Productivity Management Drives Top Quartile Performance 
• Productivity Trend Exhibit 
• Technology Trends: Achieving Maximum Value from EMRs 
• Five Actions to Instill Financial Accountability 
• Supply Chain Savings Q&A: 10 Minutes with Patricia Tyson, VHA Inc. 
• Case Study: How “Living Lean” Helped Capture $11 Million in Cost Savings 
• Energy Management: Two Simple Steps to Lower Energy Bills 
• Case Study: Capped Pricing Leads to Supply Chain Savings 
• Government Transparency Mandates Improve Hospital Orthopedics Supply Chain 
• Going Green: Improving Environmental Impact and the Bottom Line 
• Taking Recalls from the Basement to the C-Suite: Automating Alert Management 
• Case Study: How a Customer-Based Growth Strategy Helped Quadruple Business 
• Supply Chain Standards to Enhance Patient Safety and Reduce Costs 
• Strategies for Increasing Service Line Referrals 
• Do You Know Your Supply Chain Cost Drivers? 
• Supplies as Percentage of Operating Budget 
• Labor and Delivery: Overdue for a Change 
• Charts: KLAS 2008 Labor and Delivery Report 
• Optimizing Supply Chain Outcomes 
• Wireless 101: A Case Study on Increasing Productivity and Improving Patient Care 
• Definition of Supply Expense: AHRMM and HFMA 
• Could Your Organization Save Money with Complementary and Alternative Medicine? 
• Studies Report Economic Benefits of Laparoscopic Surgery 
• Companies Find Alternatives to Layoffs 
• Report Sheds Light on Cost Increases for Health Care in 2009 
• Hospitals to Cut Back on Capital Spending in 2009