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How is quality measured in your Sterile Processing department? And, perhaps more importantly, how would patients know the difference between a hospital with a high quality instrument reprocessing team or one still struggling to implement best…

On this episode of Beyond the Headlines, Mike and Hank talk about a recent headline grabbing story from a California hospital regarding a retained surgical item, this time a 2″ ribbon retractor. They discuss some of the potential root causes and talk…

On this episode of Real Talk w/ Bob Marrs, Bob explains how to approach challenging situations in your Sterile Processing department — especially when they are not your fault (i.e. low staffing, insufficient instruments, inefficient processes). Great…

Sterile Processing professionals are the last line of defense for surgical patients. This means we have to be willing and able to “stop the line” when something unsafe happens in our departments. On this episode of Fighting Dirty with Hank Balch, Hank…

While manufacturer instructions for use (IFUs) are getting a lot of attention in Sterile Processing departments today, when it comes to chemical safety, you need to know exactly what your chemical’s Safety Data Sheet (SDS) says. Did you know there’s…

On this episode of Beyond the Headlines, Mike and Hank talk about the latest announcement from Ambu A/S & Cook Medical regarding a Single-Use Duodenoscope that will be disrupting the US market. Cleaning, disinfection, and storage challenges…

On this episode of Real Talk w/ Bob Marrs, Bob brings up one of the most shocking statistics in all of healthcare — nearly 100K patients are dying in our hospitals each year. Why is this happening? And how do we keep the national conversation focused…

Shift huddles are one of the most important things you can do every day as a Sterile Processing team. But there are many departments out there who either don’t do them at all, or do them all wrong. On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank gives some…

How dangerous are your insulated laparoscopic devices? How often are you performing insulation testing on them? Have you ever heard the full story on why these questions are so important? On episode 3 of Season 5, we invited , Clinical Education…

This week on Beyond The Headlines with Mike Matthews:  Mike and Hank dig into a recent CMS survey report that just hit the news and discuss findings related to Sterile Processing, Endo, and Radiology departments — how you can prepare and…