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Article: Performance improvement propels CS processes.(Infection Connection)
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- Healthcare Purchasing News
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- May 1, 2006
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Sterile processing professionals that have historically fought for respect, or even a simple pat on the back, may just find their place in the sun--if they are committed to taking the performance improvement plunge, that is.
Infusing day-to-day tasks with higher quality standards isn't exactly a new concept in healthcare. Revenue-generating departments, such as the operating room, have been doing it for years in an attempt to improve patient care and further drive efficiencies and higher profits. Interestingly, though, non-revenue-generating tractions like sterile processing and enviromnental services have historically been excluded from organizations' ...