Notes from the storeroom
Practical guidance on supplies, compliance and payments for independent clinics. Written by the people who take your orders.
8 articles
How to set par levels for clinic supplies (and stop running out of gloves)
A simple method for setting minimum stock levels on gloves, masks, dressings and other consumables so a small practice never runs short or over-orders.
How to read a merchant processing statement
Interchange, assessments, markup and the junk fees in between: what each line on a clinic's card processing statement means and where the money actually goes.
Nitrile vs. vinyl vs. latex exam gloves: which belongs where in a clinic
A practical comparison of exam glove materials for clinics: durability, allergy risk, tactile feel, cost per box and where each type makes sense.
A clinic's guide to wound dressing types
Foam, hydrocolloid, alginate, hydrogel, film and gauze: what each dressing category is made of, how it behaves, and how clinics typically stock them.
Sharps disposal for small clinics: containers, mail-back and the paperwork
How small practices handle sharps waste: choosing container sizes, when to close a container, mail-back versus pickup service, and the records to keep.
What a certificate of analysis actually tells you
How licensed practices should read a certificate of analysis (COA) for peptides and other compounded or specialty products: identity, purity, lot matching and red flags.
EPA List N and choosing surface disinfectants for exam rooms
What EPA List N means, how to read a disinfectant label for contact time and surface compatibility, and how to standardize on one or two products across a clinic.
Net-30 terms for a small practice: how to qualify and why it matters
How Net-30 supplier terms work, what suppliers look for before extending them, and how monthly invoicing simplifies bookkeeping for a clinic.