The Hidden Cost of Surgical Waste: A Smarter Approach to Surgical Trays

When you are packing for a trip, you’ve probably asked yourself: Am I overpacking? Over the years, through my travels and experiences, I’ve come to…

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Alert Fatigue: The Role of Alerts in Healthcare Software and Challenges of Alarm Fatigue

Healthcare software systems are integral to monitoring and notifying users about critical and contextual information. These “guardrails” have proven essential for improving compliance and, ultimately,…

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Staff Education: Impact of Measurability and Training on SPD Workflows

This case study highlights the impact of adopting digital tracking in sterile processing at a Midwest healthcare facility, demonstrating how these tools provide measurability to…

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A Simple Solution: Why Simplicity is the Key to Sterile Processing

Behind every successful surgery lies an intricate system of processing surgical instruments. These instruments follow a complex journey, from the sterile processing unit to the…

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Quantifying Quality: Advancing Sterile Processing through Digital Transparency

Digital Transparency Staff turnover rates and surgical cases are rapidly increasing, with a lack of standardization and faulty equipment creating alarming levels of surgical risk…

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Advocating For Excellence

Securing the Support Your Sterile Processing Department Requires to Deliver As a leader in sterile processing, your role is multifaceted and critical. You’re at the…

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Analytics: Data Storytelling

Analytics: Data Storytelling

With experience often comes a keen sense of intuition, a “gut feeling” that is all too familiar to SPD and OR leaders. There are certain…

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Analytics: Start the Shift

Analytics: Start the Shift

The reality is that digital data management and accessible information are part of a new frontier for the healthcare industry. Their value comes in the…

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