August 28, 2024- Payment models, patient demographics, staff shortages, patient and staff injuries, regulatory compliance, and outpatient growth are affecting where and how instrument processing takes place. For health systems, balancing patient care with instrument processing is becoming a real challenge. The landscape of Instrument Sterilization is evolving, according to CME Corp., and is a critical part of any infection prevention (IP) program and central to helping maintain a safe primary care environment. One simple error or misstep can result in the unintended spread of infection, affecting both patients and caregivers.
The following are highlights of the Midmark’s new next generation steam sterilizers: Intuitive User Interface, allowing users to navigate cycle setup and other processes with a clear, fingerprint-resistant 5-inch touchscreen that can be used while wearing gloves, Streamlined Compliance Recordkeeping helps care teams stay audit-ready with device reminders and notifications, user authentication, unlimited storage of routine care events for the life of the sterilizer, and automated cycle recordkeeping and improved durability, reduces the frequency of required maintenance by users and certified technicians by more than half, and much more.
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