Managing Change in the Health-Care Environment

Glove manufacturing technology has made huge strides in the last decade. Bringing a new type of glove into your health-care environment can create some challenges.

The following resources are provided to help you manage the process of change related to gloves:

Getting The Most Value for Your Glove Dollars: Working in Partnership for Standardization*
Information on glove standardization programs and how your glove supplier can help determine which gloves are most appropriate and cost effective based on clinical procedure and job function.

Going Powder-Free: Managing Change in a Clinical Environment Review of a successful change process and how it can positively impact your powder-free glove conversion.

Synthetic Value Model: Making The Switch To Synthetic Medical Gloves
This document outlines issues to consider when converting your organization to synthetic medical gloves, including workers' compensation claims, indirect costs of managing latex allergies, labor organization activity and issues, professional association positions, patient considerations and glove standardization and utilization opportunities.

*Reproduced with permission from the July-B, 2001, issue of Managing Infection Control magazine. Copyright 2001, Workhorse Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

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