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    Tech loading scopes into automatic reprocessor (left), Tech manually cleaning scope (right)
    Sterile Processing

    Best Practices Beat Fast Processes Every Time

    Kara Nadeau
    Aug. 25, 2023
    Manual Versus Automated Device/Instrument Cleaning
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    Photo courtesy: NorthShore University HealthSystem, HPN’s 2022 SPD of the year
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    Sterile Processing

    Instrument Containment, Transport and Storage Success Stories

    Kara Nadeau
    Sept. 24, 2024
    And product solutions designed for efficacy, safety and efficiency
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    Conducting Meaningful Performance Reviews in the SPD

    David Taylor
    Sept. 24, 2024
    Performance evaluations measure the contributions an employee makes to an organization over a set period—annually, at least, and as needed. Well-implemented evaluations ...
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    Sterile Processing

    Policy and Performance: “Walk Your Talk”

    Stephen M. Kovach
    Sept. 24, 2024
    Q: “In a recent review of the department I work in, a surveyor cited us after finding some old ‘degraded/worn out instruments’ they felt should not be in use...
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    Water-Related Issues Impacting Sterilization Equipment Postpones Surgeries in Colorado

    Janette Wider
    Aug. 30, 2024
    Three hospitals on the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus reported “tiny black flecks” in some washers.
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    Key Considerations for Transitioning Scopes from HLD to Sterilization

    Kara Nadeau
    Aug. 27, 2024
    It has been over two years since publication of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) ST91:2021 Flexible and semi-rigid...