STERILE PROCESSING
Eight tales of transformation
Sterile Processing Innovation by Kara Nadeau
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he Central Service/Sterile Processing & Distribution (CS/ SPD) teams and suppliers to the department are constantly collaborating on the development and implementation of innovative products, services and technologies. Here are eight innovation stories in the CS/SPD space that
have generated value, including greater efficacy, accuracy, efficiency and safety, as well as cost savings and improved customer service to clinical teams.
Sterility validation automation increases efficiency and safety for Sanford Health The American National Standard/ Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017 Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in healthcare facilities recommends a process challenge device (PCD) with the appropriate biological indicator (BI) be used at least daily, but preferably in every sterilization cycle.1 If the Joint Commission walked into your CS/SPD and asked for evidence of BI use for sterilization monitoring, how easy would it be for your team to produce accurate and complete records for their review?
STERRAD VELOCITY BI System at Sanford Health Bismarck
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When a sterile processing team manually records load moni- toring, there is always the risk for human error, as Brandi Everding CRCST, CER, Manager of Sterile Processing, Sanford Health Bismarck in Bismark, N.D. explains. Her facility moni- tors every load with a BI – which amounts to up approximately 50 low temperature loads per day. She states: “Just think about manually logging the BI information – lot and load numbers, BI time in/time out – for that many loads. With all the interruptions we face in sterile processing there are plenty of opportunities for error. In some cases, information would be missing from the log, which caused frustration among staff members. Let’s say you arrive for your shift and find a load sitting there with no time out recorded. That means extra work having to run that load again.” Everding and her team wanted a way to eliminate manual processes to lower the risk for incomplete or inaccurate documentation and bring greater efficiency to the department. They implemented the ASP Ecosystem, consisting of STERRAD Systems with ALLClear Technology,
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