March 6, 2020 Tips
https://vimeo.com/392551960The ability to pull clinical languages together and coordinate real teamwork across OR, SPD, and Supply Chain departments is called “alignment.” Teams who are aligned…
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January 13, 2020 Quizzes & Polls
December 9, 2019 Quizzes & Polls
December 7, 2019 Processes
Where the Data is All Made Up & the Productivity Reports Don’t Matter “I had 200% productivity tonight!” – Technician #1 “I only had 30%…
November 9, 2019 Communication
If you’re a Perioperative leader or a surgery coworker you’ve had the challenges of missing instruments. You arrive at 6:45 in the morning preparing to…
October 22, 2019 Spotlight
Facility/Position: Sterile Processing Director of a Large Health Facility in Southern California Q: What is the biggest impact of dirty data on your department? ”For…
October 17, 2019 Quizzes & Polls
Can you guess the average cost for these 10 popular instruments? Test your knowledge and take the quiz!
October 16, 2019 Quizzes & Polls
September 30, 2019 Definitions
The first step of understanding Data Integrity and its importance is to define Data and how it applies surgical operations. Data is information in the form of quantities, characters,…
September 19, 2019 Quizzes & Polls
August 27, 2019 Definitions
Preference cards operate much like a surgical passport. If an instrument tray or surgical supply is not listed on a preference card, it can’t make its way into a…
August 27, 2019 Quizzes & Polls
Surgical instrument substitutes can be one of the most frustrating or beneficial aspects of tray assembly and operating room set ups, depending on the state of your count sheet data. So what does your data look like and how is it affecting your team’s confidence in substituting instruments? Share your insights with us!
