I should not have been as surprised as I was. But then the anger set in, then fear, then a few tears as the reality of the current state of our medical device industry hit me like a ton of bricks. I’m not a surgeon or scientist. I’ve never been to an FDA meeting or…
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38,000+ members strong and growing. That’s the combined membership of many of the largest Sterile Processing groups on Facebook today (examples here and here). By all accounts most of the pages are daily bustling with questions, photos, encouragements, and yes — a little commiserating now and then. Unlike the business-oriented pages of Linkedin, after just…
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The impact of the recent dirty surgery headline out of New Jersey is understandably shocking. But it reveals much more about our industry than we may like to admit… Reoccurring Themes of Failure In the “Curtailment of Services” letter sent from the New Jersey Department of Health to HealthPlus Surgery Center, all services were ordered…
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If you haven’t seen Mel Gibson’s Braveheart, the epic biography of Sir William Wallace’s rebellion against the English control of Scotland, stop reading now and take three hours to get your fix of drama, war, and yes, inspiration. Okay, now that you’re back, we can get started digging into what Wallace can teach us about…
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Surgical Services is a production-based system that relies heavily on the work done in Sterile Processing. This re-released Season 1 episode features David Taylor, President of the Resolute Advisory Group, LLC. David’s particular area of…
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How do you and your department put yourselves on the map in your hospital, especially if you don’t come from a business administration background? This week’s Beyond Clean re-release features René Vis, Product Manager at Steelco Benelux B.V. who…
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This week’s throwback episode of Beyond Clean gives listeners a look inside the process of gaining 510k approval and building a quality system that includes a risk analysis component. While there can be great pressure to cut corners in sterile…
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On this inaugural episode of Beyond Clean from 2017, we interviewed Michael Matthews, who was then the Manager of Central Sterile at Baptist Health in Arkansas. Mike was a rising star in the Sterile Processing industry, who had taken a…
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As sterile processing professionals, we crave challenging and meaningful work- why else would we be doing this? We want to learn, grow and contribute to our departments and healthcare facilities and connecting with other professionals plays a critical…
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Do we have a global surgical instrument quality crisis before us? Have you seen the data, and just as importantly, what would you do about it if you have? Leveraging data in healthcare is one of the most efficient ways to perpetuate improvement and…
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