Does That Unused Scissor Spark Joy? It's Time to Marie Kondo Your Inventory

Does That Unused Scissor Spark Joy? It’s Time to Marie Kondo Your Inventory

Hoarders everywhere shudder at her name. The tycoon of tidy, Japanese organizational consultant Marie Kondo, became a cultural sensation with her how-to books and eventual…

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Customer Spotlight: The Impact of Dirty Preference Cards

Customer Spotlight: The Impact of Dirty Preference Cards

Name: Randalyn Harreld Employer/Position: Former Sterile Processing Manager, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CSPM, CFER, BLS at the Medical University of South Carolina Q: How do “dirty”…

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Stringer Things: The 1980's Called & They Want Their Count Sheets Back

Stringer Things: The 1980’s Called & They Want Their Count Sheets Back

The Demogorgon, Mind-Flayer, and Hopper. Specialty neuro instruments for Dr. Johnson’s accessory tray, right? Well, not quite. But how would you know? If you saw…

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Surgical Instrument Data 101: What it is and Why it Matters to You and Your Patients

Surgical Instrument Data 101: What it is and Why it Matters to You and Your Patients

Data, data, data, blah, blah, blah…. In today’s digital world, it’s a word that we hear almost every day. But what exactly is data, and…

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The Death of Surgeon Preference

The Death of Surgeon Preference

An Unfortunate and Unnecessary Loss in the Fight Against Rising Supply Costs.

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Poll: How often is your tray missing an instrument?

Poll: How often is your tray missing an instrument?

Missing surgical instruments are one of the most frustrating aspects of tray assembly and operating room set ups. So how often do you see missing instruments in your surgical trays? Share your insights with us in the missing instrument poll!

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Quiz: What surgical instrument best matches your personality?

Quiz: What surgical instrument best matches your personality?

Take this quiz to find out!

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Dirty Data Dancing

Dirty Data Dancing

How The State of Your Data Can Contribute to the Success or Failure of Your OR.

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Is Your Data as Clean as Your Steel? Finding The Next Savings in Surgical Instrumentation

Is Your Data as Clean as Your Steel? Finding The Next Savings in Surgical Instrumentation

Like it or not, hospitals are in the steel business. Buying steel. Cleaning steel. Packaging steel. Storing steel. Moving steel. One health system in one…

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Knowledge is Power: Understand Your Hospital’s True Cost Per Case

Knowledge is Power: Understand Your Hospital’s True Cost Per Case

As a health tech start-up, we often hear of the efforts being made by health systems today, to define true cost per case. A true…

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3 Ways Big Data Will Ensure your Sterile Processing Department is Part of the Digital Transformation

3 Ways Big Data Will Ensure your Sterile Processing Department is Part of the Digital Transformation

How can big data position your sterile processing department to intercept the predicted spending lanes of 2017 and be a part of the solution? Here…

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No Device Left Behind

No Device Left Behind

Today’s healthcare leaders have proven the value of integrating supply chain to drive efficiency and process automation. These changes have enabled procurement staff to spend…

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