onesourcedocs.com, which takes all relevant IFUs and condenses
them into what sterile processing needs to know for reprocessing.
There's an annual subscription fee, but it's well worth it in the long run.
Top priority
As an industry, we're more focused than ever on what it takes to
reprocess reusable medical devices. It's about time we turned up the
focus on reprocessing and competency. Obviously, nobody wants to
end up being excoriated on 60 Minutes, and it's not just about passing
accreditation surveys, either. This is about providing safe patient care.
If you believe in following best practices, you have to make it a priori-
ty. You need a dedicated staff, and you need to do what it takes to
make sure they are, and remain, completely competent.
OSM
Ms. Seavey (rose@seaveyhealthcareconsulting.com) is the president and
CEO of Seavey Healthcare Consulting (seaveyhealthcareconsulting.com)
in Arvada, Colo.
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