Recently, a hospital system announced they would be charging $100 per loaner tray delivered. This approach certainly shines a spotlight on a complex challenge and forces a serious conversation between all parties – which I love to see. However, this policy treats a symptom, not the disease. Vendors object that they are providing this equipment…
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Conductivity is defined as the amount of electrical current that can be passed across a 1 cm gap between two electrodes at a potential difference of one volt. One microsiemen/cm means that you can pass one microamp across this gap (Sorry, every now and then, the physical chemist in me comes out). So what does…
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It’s time to be a Sterile Processing Detective! Although chemical labels are not as fun to read as a good mystery novel, there are plenty of clues to follow for safe and correct use. Detergents have minimal regulation in the U.S. as an FDA Class 1 Medical Device so the manufacturer has more leeway on…
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We assumed that by telling the team to add this practice to their routine that it would just happen. We learned a lot about clear…
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