Healthcare Hodgepodge

Debunking AI Myths with Christopher Salkowitz

Christopher Salkowitz, Director of Sales, RST Automation LLC, joins Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider on this week's episode to debunk common myths about artificial intelligence in healthcare.

Infection Prevention in the Spotlight

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on infection prevention from our June 2025 edition. 

Data and Analytics with Jeff Wertz

Jeff Wertz, President of Surgio Health, joins our Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider to discuss data and analytics as it relates to our verticals, particularly sterile processing. 

Safe and Efficient Instrument Hand-Offs with Angela Carranza

Angela Carranza, CST, Lean Certified, Manager of Clinical Resources, Medline, joins HPN's Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider to discuss safe and efficient instrument hand-offs on this very special episode. 

Purchased Services with Blaine Douglas

Blaine Douglas, Vizient senior vice president and general manager, indirect spend and purchased services joins Healthcare Purchasing News' Editor-in-Chief on this week's episode that focuses on purchased services.
Cost efficiencies in healthcare are more important than ever, including purchased services.  From laundry and landscaping to diagnostic imaging and workforce solutions, procurement strategies for healthcare organizations require regulatory-, technical- and deep industry knowledge to navigate the complexities. It also requires healthcare-specific benchmarks to capture nuance that truly impacts patient care and compliance.

Bill-Only Purchasing with Grant Siders

Grant Siders, CEO of Helia Care, joins Janette Wider on this week's episode to discuss the ins and outs of bill-only purchasing. Bill-only purchasing in healthcare represents 50% or more of a hospital’s supply chain expenditures. Yet provider POs are not aligned with supplier contracts when the transaction takes place. This results in massive economic waste and a process of reconciliation that is very time consuming and frustrating.

Breaking Down the Healthcare Staffing Shortage: Insights from Industry Experts on Solutions and Challenges

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article from HPN's April edition on the staffing shortage in healthcare.

New Technology Adoption in Healthcare with Lars Thording

Lars Thording, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Public Affairs, Innovative Health is back for another episode with HPN's Editor-in-Chief, Janette Wider.
Every year at healthcare tradeshows, medical device manufacturers are pushing out new technologies that are always more expensive than the ones they replace. Healthcare purchasing professionals need to balance their doctors’ desires to adopt new technologies with paper-thin margins and the need to control costs.

Technology's Role in Mitigating Violence Against Healthcare Workers with Yasmine Mustafa

Yasmine Mustafa, CEO of ROAR and Janette Wider, Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Purchasing News examine the increasing concern of violence in healthcare settings and how technology can offer solutions. 

2025 SPD of the Year: UF Health Shands

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads our annual sterile processing department of the year article. This year, UF Health Shands showed a multi-faceted, data-driven approach to sterile processing transformation and optimization.