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The last time the ANSI/AAMI ST79, Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities, was updated was in 2013. Since that time, the standard...
Effectively managing a healthcare organization’s waste stream doesn’t always and totally involve used products.Sure, used products may comprise a significant portion of a facility...
Through the mindset of rationalization we as humans tend to become desensitized to just about everything. Honestly, how many of you frequent fliers pay even the slightest attention...
Visual inspection of surgical instruments following decontamination is a universal requirement for surgical instrument reprocessing. Despite the ubiquity of the practice, visual...
While not actually part of the Hippocratic Oath, the phrase “Do No Harm” is accepted by many as a fundamental principle of healthcare delivery. Unfortunately, as we have learned...
In today’s everchanging healthcare landscape, the need to reconcile diminishing budgets with improving care presents a unique challenge to healthcare providers. One “silver bullet...
A report showed that 29 percent of total U.S. healthcare payments were tied to alternative payment models (APMs) in 2016 compared to 23 percent in 2015, an increase of six percentage...
Premier Inc. has received certification for antimicrobial use (AU) and antimicrobial resistance (AR) (AUR) reporting under Meaningful Use Stage 3 (MU3).Premier is one of the only...
