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Regulatory and safety concerns are a pressing issue for hospital employees who use ethylene oxide (EO) to sterilize medical devices. The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) addresses these concerns with an update to its primary guidance on chemical sterilization and high-level disinfection in health care facilities.
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The guideline provides recommendation for sterilizing reusable medical devices for use in perioperative and procedural settings. The updated document reminds readers that sterility can be achieved with a variety of physical or chemical processes. The selection of the sterilization method depends on a number of factors, including device design, material, packaging, sterilant compatibility, load limitations, safety requirements, and organization-specific considerations.
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Josephine’s hip replacement is scheduled in six weeks at the local hospital by an orthopedic surgeon who is on staff at the hospital. Let’s follow the links that connect CMS and ACHC requirements before, during, and after her surgery, to protect her rights as a patient and promote her safety.Â
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I have made several recent road trips through rural America in the Southwest and upper Midwest. In those travels I often see rural hospitals in relatively small cities. As someone who writes about American health care this gives me pause to consider the financial health and stability of these facilities and their place within their communities.
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AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2025 is set to take place in one of America’s most enlightened cities – Boston, Massachusetts.
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is beginning early-stage planning to deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to four Michigan facilities — Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit, and Saginaw — in mid-2026. This...
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