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    Sterile Processing

    Best Practices Beat Fast Processes Every Time

    Kara Nadeau
    Aug. 25, 2023
    Manual Versus Automated Device/Instrument Cleaning
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    Sterile Processing

    We Cannot Do It Alone—We All Need Help if We Want to Be Successful

    Stephen M. Kovach
    Oct. 29, 2024
    Four years ago as of this Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN) December issue, I wrote the following in my first column: “As this is my first column, I would like to thank my...
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    Sterile Processing Week

    Janette Wider
    Oct. 14, 2024
    This year, Sterile Processing Week is Oct. 13–19.
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    Whitepapers

    How Advanced Is Your Sterile Processing Department?

    Oct. 8, 2024
    Sterile processing department optimization is essential to every healthcare organization’s success. SPDs are integral to keeping scheduled procedures on track and patients...
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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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    Sterile Processing

    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 ...