Every day, healthcare facilities’ sterile processing departments handle thousands of reusable surgical instruments and devices. The department reprocesses the used instruments so they are ready for the next surgical caseload. According to the CDC, critical items confer a high risk…
Innovations in healthcare have outpaced the generalized sterile processing department capabilities. Rapid advancement in surgical procedures has necessitated the creation of advanced surgical instruments, many of them complex in design. The increase in the number and complexity of tools as…
With over 300 million people worldwide going under the knife every year, safer surgery is a universal healthcare priority. New studies and advances in medical science are reducing risk all the time — but the key to increasing patient safety…
Sterile processing has always had a uniquely important role in the hospital, all the more so now when it comes to containing the spread of harmful pathogens. The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed a few things when it…
Becoming a medical professional is an expensive endeavor. You’ve worked hard to get where you are today, and at SpecialtyCare, we believe you should be rewarded for your pursuit of continued education. That’s why we offer student loan assistance and…
In a comparison with other high-income countries, the United States spends the most on healthcare — roughly 18% of our GDP. A tidy 8% of those healthcare costs are administrative, which includes the expensive and time-consuming process of recruiting and…
In a comparison with other high-income countries, the United States spends the most on healthcare — roughly 18% of our GDP. A tidy 8% of those healthcare costs are administrative, which includes the expensive and time-consuming process of recruiting and…
We all know that disease can be transmitted in many ways in a hospital, but some are much more preventable than others. What role does inadequate sterile processing play in the rates of Hospital-Associated Infections (HAIs) and Surgical Site Infections…
The U.S. healthcare system spends almost $10 billion dollars every year treating the top Hospital Associated Infections (HAIs), one-third of which are from surgical site infections. To prevent infections in a hospital setting, handwashing, disinfection, and sterilization are absolutely key. …
Imagine you’re riding a bicycle that slips a chain. It’s a basic fix, but you have to stop pedaling to do it. When your sterile processing chain slips, you don’t get to stop, and it’s very difficult to fix the bike yourself while you’re still pedaling. Hospital administrators and managers focused on continuous improvement are increasing attention on their sterile processing departments to improve quality, efficiency, surgeon satisfaction, and patient care. An outside sterile processing consultant who has the expertise to conduct a useful assessment and create and implement strategic plans can quickly jump start a quality improvement program without disrupting the department’s regular activities. This is a significant advantage over an in-house approach to improvement. As a result, many leading hospitals are engaging expert consultants for help.
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