Hank BalchFeb 125 minLocker Room Talk: Caring for Your Sterile Processing Teams Before, During, and After WorkThe first place a sterile processing professional steps foot in to start their day is the department locker room. In fact, it’s also the...
Hank BalchAug 28, 20235 minWhen Instruments Grow Legs: A Story of Ownership, Waste, and Surgical Assets Gone Missin'Imagine you work the cash register at a local retail chain (Target, Walmart, Macy's, whatever). And every night as you count out your...
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 8, 20235 minShift Wars: Ending the Eternal SPD StruggleBesides the occasional battle with the OR, internal SPD shift wars are one of the most common culture killers among instrument...
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