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tant with a 1-minute microbial kill time," he says. "We don't want to
stand there waiting 10 minutes, keeping it wet for a complete kill."
People are the process
In the overview, improving your efficiency in a schedule of cases
doesn't necessarily require an investment in equipment, as much as
the involvement of your people, says Ms. DeChesser.
"Listen to your staff. Engage all your team members to look for effi-
ciencies. They're scrubbing in all the time, they see what can be done,"
she says. "That 3 or 4 or 5 minutes here and there, at the end of the
day, equals 1 case, and your efficiency will cost you less overtime. You
forget, but those few minutes are precious." OSM
E-mail
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