July 22, 2026 AnalyticsCase StudiesMonitoring
Automating Backup Instrumentation Replenishment How UF Health cut instrument search time from nearly 11 minutes to about 10 seconds, and protected OR throughput in the…
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July 15, 2026 Quizzes & Polls
OR IQ · Instrument Recognition Can You Spot the Fake Instruments? We invented a handful of surgical instrument names out of thin air. The rest…
June 18, 2026 Industry Perspectives
This week, I attended a Becker’s ASC Review webinar on why sterile processing failures in ASCs are a bottom-line problem, with Damien Berg and Jeremy Gibson-Roark RN,…
February 11, 2026 Industry PerspectivesKnowledge
Education as a Risk-Reduction Strategy in Sterile Processing Sterile processing is one of the most risk-sensitive environments in healthcare. Every instrument that reaches the operating…
February 2, 2026 Industry PerspectivesKnowledge
Sterile Processing Departments (SPDs) have always been the quiet backbone of surgical services. But “quiet” is no longer sufficient. The coming years will reward hospitals…
January 20, 2026 CommunicationCompany NewsKnowledge
What surveyors look for, and where hospitals get cited most Sterile processing is not a “behind-the-scenes” function, it is one of the most visible indicators…
January 6, 2026 CommunicationCompany NewsKnowledge
Healthcare is entering a defining shift in 2026. It is one where outcomes, not activity, determine value. Federal reimbursement models are increasingly tied to measurable…
December 16, 2025 Industry PerspectivesKnowledge
Defining the Problem Missing chemical or biological indicators inside surgical trays represent a significant patient safety risk and a major deviation from national standards. Chemical…
November 5, 2025 Industry PerspectivesKnowledge
When Maria, the Sterile Processing Manager at a mid-size hospital, got the call that morning, her stomach dropped. An OR nurse had reported instruments from…
August 26, 2025 Industry PerspectivesKnowledgeStaffing
If you’ve ever worked in Sterile Processing, you know that the word “service” can sometimes feel like an afterthought, or even a burden. Our teams…
August 25, 2025 AnalyticsDataKnowledge
When our health system began planning for a centralized offsite reprocessing center, I knew that success would require more than just expanding capacity. We needed…
August 19, 2025 KnowledgeSupply Chain
The Hidden Cost in the Healthcare Supply Chain When people think about the healthcare supply chain, they often focus on high-dollar categories like implants, pharmaceuticals,…
