STERILE PROCESSING Endoscope Care 2022


Sterile Processing integral to circular healthcare reality


by Rick Dana Barlow E


lsewhere in this months edition of Healthcare Purchasing News sits an editorial exploration of sustainabil-


ity, one of the key components that makes up whats called the circular economy. imilarly, terile Processing  Distribution (PD)  in department and functionality  represents a key com- ponent of what could be classifi ed as a circular healthcare reality. t goes some- thing like this  Without PD, there can be no sur- gery  including minimally inva- sive procedures.


 Without surgery, there can be no fi xing and healing of patients.


 Without the fixing and healing of patients, people die more quickly.


 Without people propagating, there is no need for healthcare services.


 Without healthcare services, there is no need for surgery.


 Without surgery, there is no need for PD. Heres the bottom line that HPN has pro-


moted every ovember, consistently for  years that you can dismiss this axiom at


your own peril terile Processing (depart- ment and function) is essential. nd with surgical techniques and tech- nologies advancing every year  particu- larly in the area of minimally invasive procedures that rely on rigid and fl exible endoscopic equipment and robotics  its essential for PD professionals to keep pace with how to care for the delicate, expensive and high-tech tools wielded by surgeons. From pre-treating to cleaning to disin- fectingsterilizing to aeratingdrying to repairing to storing and to repeating the process continuously until replacement is needed, PD is responsible for some of a healthcare organizations more costly assets that assist in maintaining a patients most costly asset  life. Because PD takes this mission and


vision seriously, so has HPN for all 45 years of its publishing history and annually for the last  years with dedicated, themed content each ovember. f you need proof, be sure to visit HP HP nline (www. hpnonline.com) and use the search term Endoscope Care.


Continue reading …


AAMI redefi nes, revamps ster- ile processing practices via ST91 … page 22


Endoscope Product Spotlights ... page 26


Who owns pre-treatment at point-of- use … page 30


Disposables/single-use devices vs. hybrids – which leads by 2035? … page 32


Strategies, tactics for high-quality endoscope reprocessing … page 33


Forget about using SUDs; what if you no longer could make them? … page 34


How might ‘right to repair’ regs impact healthcare? … page 36


How to approach patient safety gap with fl exible endoscopes … https://hpnonline.com/21283931


ANSI/AAMI changes face, force of sterile processing via ST91 update


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hen the merican ational tandards nstitute () and the ssociation for the dvancement of edical nstrumentation () wanted to improve sterile


processing practices and procedures as well as protect patients by updating the T guidelines, the collaborating  Endoscope eprocessing Working roup and the  terilization tandards Committee knew any wholesale changes would instan- taneously spur discussion and debate. nd now.


ission accomplished. With the release of this comprehensive guideline update, Healthcare Purchasing ews wanted to examine how  s accomplishment would affect sterile processing prac- tices and operating room procedures, as well as explore how the updated T will improve performance, quality, safety and workfl ow. Consequently, HPN asked a small group of terile Processing


 Distribution (PD) company executives to share their impres- sions and predictions about the new world order.


Step in the right direction T is another incremental step to refi ne and improve the safety, quality and effi ciency of reprocessing endoscopes, and to a larger extent all small-lumen medical devices. ince hospitals are at varying levels of processing sophistication and process improvement, this new guidance may require both capital equip- ment upgrades and new staff training for many. n the positive side, this guideline update urges us forward in a good direction. efi ning the guidance for each step in the reprocessing of endoscopic devices will help providers to take the next steps toward improving their processes, equipment and training so they can achieve a new level of safety and compliance. Each step in the endoscope reprocessing cycle


must undergo ongoing evidence-based improve- ments to assure optimal outcomes for patients. Cenorin focuses on the reprocessing step of thoroughly drying these devices, in particular


22 November 2022 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com


Richard Radford


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