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Healthcare Hodgepodge

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Healthcare Hodgepodge with Healthcare Purchasing News features interviews and article reads. The podcast features topics from the publication’s many verticals including supply chain, infection prevention, sterile processing, surgical/critical care, healthcare IT, EVS, and more.

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Episodes

A Coalition for the Next Crisis 04.02.2026 13:34

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on fractures in the national healthcare landscape from the January 2026 edition of HPN.

From Crisis to Capability: Strengthening Healthcare Supply Chains 14.01.2026 13:19

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on strengthening supply chains from the February / March 2026 edition of HPN.

Bringing Order to the ‘Wild West’ of Purchased Services 17.12.2025 6:17

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on purchased services from the November / December 2025 edition of HPN.

Top 5 Common Mistakes in the SPD 03.12.2025 8:01

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on common mistakes made in SPDs from the November / December 2025 edition of HPN.

Hospital Leaders: It’s Time to Give SPD a Seat at the Table 19.11.2025 19:56

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on collaboration with SPDs from the November / December 2025 edition of HPN.

Tracking a New Way to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia 05.11.2025 8:48

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on a new advancement in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia from the November / December 2025 edition of HPN.

How Pharmacy Leaders Are Rewriting the Supply Chain Playbook 22.10.2025 15:22

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on pharmacy supply chain from the October 2025 edition of HPN.

Artificial Intelligence in Infection Prevention 08.10.2025 9:34

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on artificial intelligence and infection prevention from the October 2025 edition of HPN.

Brushes on the Clean Side 24.09.2025 7:08

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on brush cleaning from the October 2025 edition of HPN.

Two Decades Later, Are We Safer? Revisiting Sharps Injury Prevention in U.S. Healthcare 10.09.2025 14:29

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on sharps safety from the October 2025 edition of HPN.

Evolving Education in Sterile Processing 27.08.2025 16:25

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on evolving education in sterile processing from the September 2025 edition of HPN.

Addressing the Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance 13.08.2025 9:47

Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on antimicrobial resistance from the August 2025 edition of the magazine.

Stanford Medicine: Supply Chain Department of the Year 30.07.2025 17:28

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on HPN's 2025 Supply Chain Department of the Year: Stanford Medicine.

Environmental Services Update 16.07.2025 12:00

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on advancements in environmental services from our July edition.

Sterile Processing Compliance and Standards Update 25.06.2025 14:32

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on sterile processing compliance and standards from our June edition.

Innovations in PPE: Advancements and What's Next 18.06.2025 9:43

Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on innovations in PPE from our June 2025 edition.

Debunking AI Myths with Christopher Salkowitz 11.06.2025 13:11

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 04.06.2025 19:52

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

Data and Analytics with Jeff Wertz 28.05.2025 15:55

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 21.05.2025 10:34

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 14.05.2025 19:15

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 strat...

Bill-Only Purchasing with Grant Siders 07.05.2025 10:38

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...

Breaking Down the Healthcare Staffing Shortage: Insights from Industry Experts on Solutions and Challenges 30.04.2025 14:26

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 23.04.2025 13:11

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...

Technology's Role in Mitigating Violence Against Healthcare Workers with Yasmine Mustafa 16.04.2025 15:33

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.