IN THIS ISSUE... HEALTHCARE


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December 2022 • Volume 46, No. 12 STRATEGIC SOURCING & LOGISTICS


8 WHAT ARE THE TOP CHALLENGES VEXING THE OR AND SURGICAL SUITES?


Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor SURGICAL/CRITICAL CARE


16 WOMEN’S HEALTH AT ALL AGES & STAGES Kara Nadeau | Contributing Editor


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16 INFECTION PREVENTION


24 PPE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS REQUIRES SUPERIOR FORM AND FUNCTION


Kara Nadeau | Contributing Editor STERILE PROCESSING


28 FOR SAFETY, EFFECTIVENESS, SPD’S ENDGAME MUST BE CUT AND DRIED Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor


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32 Sidebar: Tips, tools, tricks for device aeration, drying and storage Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor


36 Self-Study Series Education nation: Creating Sterile Processing Department SOPs Sarah B. Cruz | Clinical Educator


40 HSPA Viewpoint What’s in your endoscope? Proper inspection, brushing, documentation critical to patient safety by David Taylor III and Scott Pasternak | Contributors


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41 Sterile Processing Insights Understanding your P’s, Q’s, and S’s in instrument care and handling Stephen M. Kovach | Educator


PRODUCT & SERVICE LINE REPORTS


42 YOU’RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR ENVIRONMENT Air and water quality in healthcare facilities Scott Tomko | Managing Editor


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4 Buyline Musk it?


Rick Dana Barlow | Senior Editor


6 Newswire/Fast Stats 48 Value. Delivered.


How a single solution supports population health and workforce shortages Karen Conway | Contributor


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