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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

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Getting Strict With Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing

Barbara Ann Harmer, RN, BSN, MHA

There are two equally important endpoints in flexible endoscope reprocessing: time and thoroughness. Unfortunately, staffers trying to meet one of these may compromise the other, so we may end up making our physicians wait for thoroughly but slowly cleaned scopes, or keeping the schedule with scopes that were cleaned very quickly by cutting corners in our protocol. Neither is an acceptable outcome for facilities that strive for efficiency. Solving this dilemma takes a two-part approach: your facility has to have both the right equipment and the proper training for its staff.

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