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IFUcan LinkedIn article with Sue Klacik of HSPA: High-Quality IFUs Can Generate Similar Quality Performance Outcomes
Military.com: VA Hospital Warns Thousands of Vets of Possible Infection Risk from Improperly Cleaned Equipment
Beyond Clean podcast featuring Lisa Wakeman: Getting Right to the Point of Use
Ultra Clean Systems article by Lisa Wakeman: Point-of-Care Treatment Position Statement
IAHSCHMM Process This Podcast: The Ins and Outs of IFUs
Lisa McKown LinkedIn Article: Reviewing Medical Device Manufacturer’s Instructions for Use: Key Features and Critical-Thinking Questions
MedTech Intelligence: Medical Instrument Sterilization Post-Pandemic Factors to Consider
The Lantern: Ohio State Hospitals Spend $45M on New Surgical Instrument Sterilization Facility
General Surgery News: Why Surgeons Should Partner with Sterile Processing Department
FDA Issues Warning Letter: Investigating Reports of Infections with Reprocessed Urological Endoscopes
Healthcare Purchasing News: Keeping Instruments Patient-Ready
Advanced Sterilization Products: Video on Alarming Endo Sterilization Practices
Ultra Clean Systems: The Devil is in the Details in Decontamination
Healthcare Purchasing News: TJC Survey Enhancements Focus on Sterilization & Disinfection
Becker’s: Pro Soccer Player Sues For ‘Breach of Sterility’
AAMI: The Science of Sterilization - Download here
Healthcare Purchasing News: Sharpening the Focus on Cleaning
Vendor Vantage Article by Petriss COO Jeremy Criss: Surgical Instrument IFU Challenges
IAHCSMM Article (Posted With Permission): Integrity, The Critical Piece to Quality
Ultra Clean Systems: Reprocessing Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines
Infection Control Today: A Strategy to Ensure IFUs are Followed in the SPD
Healthcare Purchasing News: Validating IFUs – Distinguishing Fact From Fiction
Healthcare Purchasing News: Manufacturer IFUs Can Stray from Validation
Healthcare Purchasing News: The Quandary of Assuring Quality
Infection Control Today: A Strategy to Ensure IFUs are Followed in the SPD
The Center for Public Integrity: Filthy Surgical Instruments: The Hidden Threat in America’s Operating Rooms
USA Today: Low-rated US Hospitals are Deadlier Due to Mistakes, Botched Surgery & Infections
WTHR TV in Indiana: Hospital Failed to Disinfect Surgical Tools
The Elkhart Truth: Goshen Hospital Surgical Patients Notified of Potential for Infection
CDC Report: More People in the United States Dying from Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Than Previously Estimated
Infection Control Today: Surveying Sterile Processing and How Regulatory Bodies Have Shaped the Sterile Processing Community
Science Examiner: BLUEfin Was One of the ‘Key Developments in the Market’ for 2019
Ultra Clean Systems: Evidence-Based Guidelines and Standards: Following IFUs Results in Best Patient Outcomes
Infection Control Today: The Importance of Following Manufacturers’ IFUs
NY Times Article: These Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize
Bioseal Article: Don’t Process What You Can’t Clean
Live Science | Article by Rachael Rettner: Dirty Surgical Instruments Tied to Hundreds of Infections at Colorado Hospital, Lawsuit Alleges
The Denver Post | Article by Jessica Seaman: At Least One Death and Hundreds of Severe Infections Linked to Hospital’s Use of Contaminated Surgical Instruments, Lawsuit Alleges
U.S. News & World Report | Article by Katelyn Newman: Lawsuit Alleges Infections, Death Tied to Hospital Sterilization Procedures
DurhamRegion.com | Article by Keith Gilligan: Surgical Sterilization Issues at Ajax Hospital
Syracuse.com | Article by James T. Mulder: Syracuse Hospital Halts Surgeries After Finding Residue in Operating Room
Becker’s Hospital Review | Article by Anne-Marie Kommers: Average Hospital Readmission Costs for 18 Diagnoses
Ultra Clean Systems | Article by Rose Seavy: Accreditation Surveys: Guidance for Meeting Reprocessing Standards
Ultra Clean Systems | Article by Shawn Flynn: Canary in the Coal Mine
Beyond Clean | Podcast by Bob Marrs: The Dirty Truth of Loaner Decontamination
Healthcare Purchasing News | Article by Kara Nadeau: The Pitfalls and Triumphs of IFUs
Healthcare Purchasing News | Article by Donna Swenson: Is Following Manufacturers’ Cleaning Instructions Good Enough?
Healthcare Purchasing News | Article by Kara Nadeau: Validated? It’s Complicated
Healthcare Purchasing News | Article by Kara Nadeau: Immaculate Perception
Healthcare Purchasing News | Article by Kara Nadeau: In Pursuit of Clean
Healthcare Purchasing News | Article by Ray Taurasi: Combining Similar Instruments With Different IFUs
Healthcare Purchasing News | Article by John Kimsey: Is 100%3 Still Relevant for Hospital SPDs?
Live Science | Article by Rachael Rettner: Hospital Breach May Have Exposed Patients to HIV, Hepatitis
Ultra Clean Systems | Article by Sara Freiberg: Manufacturer IFUs – Can We ALL Do Better?
ABC 10 News | Report by Jennifer Kastner: Dirty Surgical Equipment at UC San Diego Sparked Serious State Response
Becker’s Clinical Leadership | Article by Mackenzie Bean: 5 Hospitals With Sterilization Issues in 2018
Healthcare Purchasing News | Article by Kara Nadeau: Best Practices Beat Fast Processes Every Time
Petriss News
Healthcare Purchasing News | Media Coverage: Petriss, LLC Launches the BLUEfin Sterilization Intelligence Platform
Healthcare Business News | Media Coverage: Debut of the BLUEfin Sterilization Intelligence Platform
Healthcare Purchasing News | Article by Jean Sargent: Instructions For Use, Necessary But Complicated
IAHCSMM.org | Media Coverage: Petriss, LLC Launches BLUEfin Sterilization Intelligence Software
