Publication: When Sterile Processing Goes Down: An Economic Analysis of Alternative Strategies for Supporting the Service
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2017-06-19
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Mittenzwei, Susan E., Jeannie L. Topkoff, Mary T. Bessesen, Clifford A. Porter, Gurdev S. Rai, Westyn Branch-Elliman. "When Sterile Processing Goes Down: An Economic Analysis of Alternative Strategies for Supporting the Service." Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 38, no. 8 (2017): 1002-1004. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.104
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Given steam-quality challenges at our facility, the financial impact of options for reopening the sterile processing service unit were explored; duration of closure was the major driver of costs. Other potential negative effects of operating-room shutdowns include injury to facility reputation, loss of staff, loss of reimbursements, and harm to residency programs.
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Infectious Diseases, Microbiology (medical), Epidemiology
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