When considering if offsite reprocessing is the right option for your healthcare facility, some things to consider include:Staffing and Education - Have you experienced high SPD staff and leadership turnover? What is your ability to retain and educate staff in your SPD? Is it hard to find ...
With health care systems under strain and infection preventionists being laid off nationwide, a little-known federal agency stands as a last line of defense against preventable patient harm. Yet the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is now facing devastating cu...
Occupational therapy is a healthcare profession dedicated to helping people of all ages better perform tasks that occupy their time. For children, this means playing and learning as well as eating, getting dressed, grooming and so on. An OT provides carefully designed challenges that build on the...
From AI and digitalisation in healthcare, mental health, care policy, and the perennial issue of healthcare funding, Euractiv has analysed the proposals of the Conservatives (CDU/CSU, EPP), Social Democrats (SPD/S&D), and the Greens. Social Democrats Currently trailing in the polls, Scholz...
It is therefore important for health care entities hoping to benefit from the SDP to understand the OIG's recent updates and comply with all procedural changes when making disclosures. For more information or assistance with making disclosures under the SPD, please contact Robert Wells, He...
2. What is the process for manufacturers to receive EPA acceptance in making efficacy claims for their disinfectant product? Manufacturers marketing surface disinfectants intended for use in healthcare environments must now submit efficacy studies to the EPA that are performed by independent, GLP-ce...
What is Sterile Processing? Sterile Processing Department The Sterile Processing Department (SPD), also known as the Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD), is the area in a hospital where cleaning and sterilization of devices used in medical procedures takes place. The processes an instrument go...
SPD may be worse at night or after you've been very active, while lightning crotch happens at any time. SPD often flares up in response to movement such as walking or climbing stairs, and it can hamper your mobility, while lightning crotch is fleeting. ...
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What Is COBRA Insurance? Combined Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, gives qualified workers and their wards the choice of continuing with health care coverage insurance when a worker loses their employment or encounters a decrease of work hours. In this guide we will cover the following topics: ...