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

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Archive > July, 2009 Vol. X, No. 7

Getting a Read on Instrument Tracking

The technology improves staff efficiencies and instrument upkeep by linking central sterile to the OR.

Danielle Lucero

It's been 4 years since I started working with tracking technology that constantly updates the location and sterilization status of the 50,000 instruments circulating through my hospital. Today I view the technology a lot like cell phones and ATM cards: After it became a part of my day-to-day, I have no idea how I functioned without it.

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