Michael
The Nuts & Bolts of Pre-Cleaning: The Policies, Processes, and Products That Make Pre-Cleaning Work
(To earn 2 CEs for HSPA & CBSPD, read the article below, watch this panel discussion, then take the CE quiz here!) If you’ve been around Sterile Processing or the OR at all for the last 5-10 years, I’m sure you’ve already heard about the importance of Precleaning. Every accreditation survey group expects precleaning to…
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Give an Inch, They’ll Take a Mile: How Compromising Kills your Quality Culture & How to Get it Back
Although it only takes one compromise to lead to widespread quality issues, it will take an entire team to create a culture where…
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Keep the Bugs Out!
Vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilizers used in SPD perform a terminal sterilization process. It’s terminal because the devices processed are packaged to maintain their sterility until opening at the point of use. In comparison, liquid chemical sterilization is not a terminal process and does not result in sterile devices since they can get contaminated by microorganisms…
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To Consign or Not to Consign
If you think the rep uses your facility as a storage facility, you’re probably right. And, if they are the only one who knows what is there, why wouldn’t they? Consignment inventory are like taxes: everyone has them and it’s much easier to have someone else handle and hope you don’t get audited down the…
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