Hank BalchAug 23, 20235 minReacting to Risks: How to Respond to Dangerous Practices in Your Sterile Processing DepartmentsNo one enjoys dealing with the kinds of difficult situations and conversations that this article addresses, but every sterile processing...
Hank BalchAug 15, 20235 minWorkspace Cleaning 2.0: The Other SPD Cleaning That’s Just As ImportantUltimately, when we talk about Cleaning 2.0, we are talking about extending the culture of clean beyond instrumentation and teaching our...
Hank BalchAug 4, 20235 minMaster Inventory Lists: The Key to Mastering Sterile Processing ComplianceThe fundamental purpose of these master inventories is to provide sterile processing teams the ability to holistically validate and monitor
Hank BalchJun 15, 20233 minThe Kerrison Rongeur: Highlighting the Critical Connection between Anatomy and Sterile ProcessingIn the realm of Sterile Processing, understanding the tools of the trade is paramount. One such device, the Kerrison Rongeur, has a...
Hank BalchJun 8, 20233 minBob the (SPD) Builder: Offsite SPDs & Case Cart ManagementOffsite sterile processing centers aimed at supplementing or replacing hospital based sterile processing departments are on the rise...
Hank BalchMay 5, 20232 minBeyond Clean Taskforce Publishes Open Letter to CDC, Calls for Update to 2008 GuidelinesThis Beyond Clean CDC Taskforce has written an Open Letter to Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control...