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cians who performed the procedures (techs have to manually record
this information when running scopes through older machines). That's
a huge time-saver and, if you ever have problems with scopes or identify patients who could be at risk for cross-contamination, you're able
to quickly and accurately track down which scopes were used by
which physicians and when, and on which patients.
Healthcare facilities here in West Virginia must now neutralize highlevel disinfectant used in older AERs before it goes down the drain.
(That requirement varies from state to state.) The cost of the neutralizer and time wasted neutralizing the disinfectant are significant — techs
manually pour the neutralizer into the unit, run it through all the lines,
