As ASCs become a more convenient, less costly alternative to hospital-based surgeries, it’s important that sterile processing procedures are implemented properly and consistently to ensure safe and ...

A round 140 surgeries and other invasive procedures take place in our hospital system each week day — and at each one, a surgeon will walk into the operating room and find his or her instruments ...

1. In a story on respect for sterile processing: Operating room teams should treat sterile processing staff with respect to achieve optimal patient safety and employee satisfaction outcomes, according ...

Growing orthopedic (ortho) and spine surgical volume raises an important question: can ASC support structures handle the increased workloads and regulatory requirements without increased financial ...

I feel much more comfortable performing procedures in non-sterile gloves than I do in the sterile ones. Also, a lot of our sterile gloves contain latex. All of our clean boxed gloves do not. Therefore ...