cians on the floor, and are operating with the same manual documen-
tation system that their grandparents would have used, the force of
technological advance in healthcare no longer allows for stragglers.
Those departments who adapt quickly will thrive. And the rest will be
pulled into the future of SPD kicking and screaming.
OSM
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Mr. Balch (hank@beyondclean.net) is the co-founder and host of Beyond Clean,
a podcast that takes a creative look inside the world of sterile processing
(beyondclean.net).
