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Workplace CulturePatient SafetyPatient ExperienceInstrument Reprocessing and CareInfection Prevention

Speed Up Room Turnovers

By: Jennifer Parrott09/15/2022

Any patient arriving on the day of their surgery is going to be anxious. That anxiety will only grow, and their satisfaction will decline, if their surgery is delayed because of inefficient room turnover times. Getting ORs ready for the next case...

GastroenterologyInstrument Reprocessing and CareInfection Prevention

The Latest on Flexible Endoscope Care

By: Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief09/15/2022

In March, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) updated ANSI/AAMI ST91:2021, its standard for the cleaning and storing of flexible endoscopes. The new guidance document — which addresses...

Supply ManagementOR ExcellenceInstrument Reprocessing and CareFinancial ManagementOrthopedics

OR Excellence Awards – Financial Management: Living the Mission

By: Adam Taylor | Senior Editor09/14/2022

When grateful patients in Central Maine return home from St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston with a successful surgical outcome, the thank you cards they pen aren’t to the finance department. But maybe they should be....

Neurosurgery-SpineRobotic AssistancePatient ExperiencePain ManagementInstrument Reprocessing and CareFacility Construction and DesignOrthopedics

Designed With Total Joints in Mind

By: Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief09/14/2022

Coastal Orthopedics in West Bradenton, Fla., recently opened an 88,000-square-foot headquarters that houses a 25,000-square-foot, six-OR ASC on the second floor with 25 pre- and post-op bays and six extended stay rooms....

Patient SafetyPatient ExperienceOR ExcellenceInstrument Reprocessing and CareInfection Prevention

OR Excellence Awards – Infection Prevention: SSI-Free for Nearly Three Years

By: Joe Paone | Senior Editor09/13/2022

The surgical services team at Ascension St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood, Ind., is well into year three without a single surgical site infection (SSI). That impressive run has earned its staff the 2022 OR Excellence Award for Infection Prevention....

Instrument Reprocessing and Care

September 7, 2022

By: Outpatient Surgery Editors09/07/2022

Surgical instruments that are of poor quality or improperly maintained can fail during procedures, an alarming occurrence that jeopardizes outcomes...

Instrument Reprocessing and Care

August 25, 2022

By: Outpatient Surgery Editors08/25/2022

Wrapping instruments in blue wrap might not be the best choice when your sterile processing department is responsible for turning around a high-volume of tools...

Instrument Reprocessing and CareIdeas That Work

Ideas That Work: Green Tag in Instrument Trays

By: Outpatient Surgery Editors08/04/2022

Throughout the course of a day, certain instruments require special attention or need to be fast-tracked through the reprocessing cycle and returned to the ORs as soon as possible. Attaching a green plastic placard...

Staff SafetyInstrument Reprocessing and CareInfection Prevention

The Benefits of Rigid Sterilization Containers

By: Richard Ortiz, CRCST08/02/2022

My hospital’s sterile processing department is responsible for turning around 1,500 instrument trays a day. Our surgeons specialize in a variety of orthopedic procedures, including total joints and spine, so our reprocessing techs...

Instrument Reprocessing and Care

Quality Matters in Microsurgical Instruments

By: Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief08/02/2022

Endoscopic sinus surgery requires surgeons to maneuver mere millimeters from critical structures. They operate near the orbital lamina papyracea, and sometimes inside the orbit itself, and often use image guidance to help them move...

Instrument Reprocessing and Care

July 28, 2022

By: Outpatient Surgery Editors07/27/2022

The technologies and solutions both available and in development for techs in today's sterile processing departments (SPDs) are becoming smarter, faster and more advanced...

GastroenterologyStaff Training and EducationInstrument Reprocessing and Care

New Standards in Endoscope Reprocessing

By: Rose Quinn | Contributing Editor07/08/2022

Best practices in the high-level disinfection of flexible endoscopes must be prioritized after every one of the estimated 15 million colonoscopies performed each year in the U.S.,...

Staff Training and EducationInstrument Reprocessing and Care

Trust the Reprocessing Process

By: Jess White | Contributing Editor07/07/2022

The proper cleaning and sterilization of microsurgical instruments is an essential part of safe patient care, but its importance can be overlooked by busy surgeons...

Instrument Reprocessing and CareFinancial Management

At Your Service

By: Jennifer Parrott, RN06/13/2022

You cannot run a successful surgery center if your surgical instruments are dull, damaged or in desperate need of replacement. I work at an extremely busy orthopedic ASC with eight operating rooms that are full...

Instrument Reprocessing and Care

Microsurgical Instruments Demand Maximum Attention

By: Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief06/07/2022

The attention to detail that’s required to properly care for the tools of surgery takes on even greater importance when microsurgical instrumentation is involved. Proper care and regular maintenance extend...

Staff Training and EducationPatient SafetyInstrument Reprocessing and CareInfection Prevention

Sterilized With Certainty

By: Annissa Cromer, MPH, BSN, CNOR, PHN, LCDR, NC, USN05/23/2022

No sterile processing department (SPD) manager wants to add another step to the complex and strategically redundant process of sterilizing surgical instruments....

GastroenterologyInstrument Reprocessing and CareInfection Prevention

Rigid Protocols for Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing

By: Jared Bilski | Managing Editor05/19/2022

There are between 75 and 100 intricate steps involved in the proper reprocessing of flexible endoscopes. That means there are countless opportunities for staff to miss critical steps...

Patient SafetyPatient ExperienceInstrument Reprocessing and CareInfection PreventionCOVID-19Orthopedics

Working Toward Our Goal of Zero SSIs

By: Kelly O’Brien, MSN, RN, CPAN05/18/2022

Zero is always the goal. Our surgery center works tirelessly on multiple fronts to ensure no patient walks away from an elective procedure with a surgical site infection (SSI). Of course, hitting that elusive benchmark is always...

Supply ManagementInstrument Reprocessing and CareBusiness Advisor

Business Advisor: Tray Rationalization Creates Big Savings

By: Gretchen Steelman, BSN, RN, CNOR, MBA05/17/2022

Concerns from surgeons and nurses about the quality of our instruments forced us to determine the root cause of the issue. First, we had to find out if it was related to...

Robotic AssistanceInstrument Reprocessing and CareHealthcare IT

High-Tech Instrument Care

By: Hank Balch, CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL04/18/2022

Sterile processing departments (SPDs) might not have the ability to dematerialize bioburden with a sci-fi-like laser beam, but the technologies and solutions available to today’s reprocessing techs are becoming smarter,...

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