SOLVING COLLABORATION CHALLENGES WITH A LOANER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Central Sterile (CS) professionals often cite lack of effective collaboration with other departments as a major opportunity…
THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE by Susan Klacik BS, CRCST, ACE, CHL, CIS, FCS Every medical device has its own instructions for…
MANAGING CONSIGNMENTS: 3 BEST PRACTICES There is an unwritten pecking order in most CS departments when it comes to surgical trays. Facility owned trays…
CS MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS: SYSTEMIC EXCELLENCE The previous article in this CS Manager series focused on creating a set of measurements and data points to track…
CURRENT GUIDELINES FOR PROCESSING FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPES by Rose Seavey MBA, BS, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT President/CEO Seavey Healthcare Consulting, LLC Contaminated endoscopes have been a…
STAFF RETENTION IN SPD: 3 STRATEGIES FOR KEEPING YOUR BEST PEOPLE by Weston “Hank” Balch, CRCST,CIS, CHL As the certification culture continues to gain traction…