(I dedicate this post to Vermont, Nebraska, Louisiana, Alabama, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, and every CS professional who feels alone. We have not
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
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
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
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…
I had a water quality case some years ago in the southern Midwest. The issue was that the sinks, instruments, sterilizer chambers, and pretty much
Part 1 of a previous Expert article discussed issues for Point of Use precleaning compliance such as multi-department cooperation, education, supplies and analysis of the
Why don’t some hospitals allow vendors to reset trays at the end of a procedure? Some hospitals are adamant about this policy, and it’s always
The number of loaners trays delivered per month is up 35% as compared to before the pandemic*. As we’ve discussed in the past, with the
The drumbeat for starting instrument processing at point of use continues. It takes a team with perioperative management, infection preventionists AND SPD leadership to keep
Recently we conducted an interview with Leslie Kronstedt BSHCA, CRCST, CHL, CIS, President-Elect of the Western Wisconsin Chapter of IAHCSMM and Sterile Processing thought-leader on
Whatever your opinions may be on federal and private company COVID19 vaccine mandates, there is something seismic happening in the Sterile Processing space right now
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