The topic of medical device instructions for use (IFU) is a hot one among manufacturers, central sterile/sterile processing department (CS/SPD) professionals, regulators and industry...
Ralph J. Basile, Vice President of Healthmark Industries, provides the following updates on additional standards activities aligned with the Association for the Advancement of...
Recognizing the patient care and safety impacts that come from lack of IFU adherence and the inability to clean complex instruments, some manufacturers have taken it upon themselves...
Why are we talking to sterile processing professionals about Medicare and Medicaid? Because sterile processing departments (SPDs) have a direct impact on the costs associated ...
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In December 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its “Interim Results of Duodenoscope Reprocessing Studies Conducted in Real-World Settings: FDA Safety Communicati...
After the massive funnel cloud slithered through Joplin, MO, eight years ago, the thick, swirling spire of rotating winds destroying virtually everything within its path, the ...
As with any new product or technology, challenges arise from the first use to extended use. Digital signage and kiosks certainly are no exception as they also can suffer from ...
“As with any technology meant to ease or facilitate a customer experience the first step is to understand that experience and to determine how technology can remove friction or...
Group purchasing: Useful tool or maligned rep?In short: Both.Actually, few, if any, can argue realistically against the concept of group purchasing. Economically, fiscally and...
Infection preventionists (IPs) have many distinctive roles such as professional standards expert, mentor, leader, collaborator, healthcare associated infections (HAIs) expert ...
Hospitals and healthcare systems around the world are prioritizing the need to reduce clinical variation, as they recognize what quality gurus across many industries and settings...
The Triple Aim is widely accepted as a compass to optimize health system performance. It is focused on improving the health of populations, improving the patient experience and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed new rules that would make it easier for patients and providers to securely access, use and exchange electronic...
GS1 has launched a new messaging standard in collaboration with GS1 US to help meet the requirements of the US Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) for salable returns of serialized...
A new ASTM International standard aims to help determine the safety of surgical implants and prevent potentially adverse effects on patients. ASTM’s committee on medical and surgical...
