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Is Your Turnover Team Fast Enough? - August 2014 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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9 7 A U G U S T 2 0 1 4 | O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E read barcodes, but barcodes can wear down over time, or peel off. RFID is a more robust system." "RFID is going to be the big buzzword throughout the industry for tracking any- thing," Ms. Maleski agrees. "Patients, beds, instruments — it's going to be really big and very efficient." Throughput and footprint Throughput is a function of how many washers you have and how fast they are. Since demand is almost always going to be increasing, and sterile processing has a finite area to operate in, consider the floor space you have. Some washers can deliver high capacity and high throughput with a relatively small footprint. If you're using multiple washers, it's a big advantage to be able to stack them together. Ultimately, the faster you can get from the dirty side to the clean side, the better. "Especially in a large, high-demand facility, if you can do a load in 30 minutes instead of 60, all other things being equal, you're going to want to go with the one that can do it in 30 minutes," says Dr. Schabowsky. "You're not compromising or hampering disinfection, S T E R I L E P R O C E S S I N G Miele Washer-Disinfectors — available in the U.S. for the fi rst time! 800.991.9380 medical@mieleusa.com or visit miele-pro.com Automated reprocessing for rigid endoscopes / MIS.

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