Category: "HAIs"

25 Posts Tagged "HAIs"

3 Reasons to Recalibrate Your Electrical Leakage Testers

3 Reasons to Recalibrate Your Electrical Leakage Testers

When you stop to think about it, electrical leakage testers are one of the most important components when reprocessing a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) ultrasound probe.

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Why You Should Prioritize Continuing Education

Why You Should Prioritize Continuing Education

Despite all the negative feelings surrounding CE, it is actually not a waste and certainly not pointless. CE is very important, even for those who have been in the field for decades.

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The Trouble with Reprocessing

The Trouble with Reprocessing

How much goes into reprocessing a simple TEE probe, anyway? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a PDF outlining everything you need to know about disinfection and sterilization.

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Surviving a TJC Survey in 2021

Surviving a TJC Survey in 2021

Now that surveys have resumed, it is important to know what has changed in the survey process and how you can be better prepared. The survey process looks "somewhat different" according to TJC.

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TJCs Top 7 National Patient Safety Goals for 2021

TJCs Top 7 National Patient Safety Goals for 2021

Each of the goals addresses an area in which TJC has noted some deficiencies in need of correction or attention. Review these goals for your own facility and see what you can do to improve patient outcomes.

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Reducing HAIs in 2021

Reducing HAIs in 2021

This year is coming to a close. Finally. With 2020 in the rearview, many are looking expectantly to 2021, wondering what the new year will bring. While we can’t know what lies ahead for us in the coming year, we can prepare for it.

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Is your reprocessing procedure for Ultrasound Probes effective?

Is your reprocessing procedure for Ultrasound Probes effective?

As you have been thinking about or reviewing existing SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures), a key factor that is important to always remember is your staff and the complex job they are tasked to complete.

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CS Medical Is Helping You Social Distance

CS Medical Is Helping You Social Distance

Knowing the incredible lengths our healthcare workers have gone to keep us all safe has inspired CS Medical to provide solutions to keep our healthcare workers safe.

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FAQ: Do You Dry Ultrasound Probes Properly?

FAQ: Do You Dry Ultrasound Probes Properly?

After bedside cleaning, cleaning, and then high-level disinfecting a TEE ultrasound probe, it’s time to give it a quick wipe with a paper towel and store it. If this sounds familiar, you’re not drying your probes properly.

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Missing APIC? Join Us Virtually!

Missing APIC? Join Us Virtually!

Fortunately for those who were looking forward to visiting CS Medical’s booth this year, we have some wonderful news: you don’t have to miss out. Because of CS Medical’s dedication to stopping the spread of HAIs, we will be hosting a virtual event in lieu of attending APIC’s Annual Conference.

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UV Light Box Product Announcement

UV Light Box Product Announcement

CS Medical® is pleased to announce the distribution agreement with AirClean® Systems to offer the UV Light Box. The AirClean Systems UV Light Box is just another example of when collaboration between companies provides a solution in a time of need.

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How Water Quality Affects Healthcare

How Water Quality Affects Healthcare

Do we have any reason to believe our water is always safe for consumption? More importantly, do we know that our municipal water is safe for rinsing semi-critical devices, like TEE probes and endoscopes, so as to retain high-level disinfection status?

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Probe Cleaner Disinfectors and HIPAA Compliance

Probe Cleaner Disinfectors and HIPAA Compliance

According to HIPAA, ePHI is, “any protected health information that is created, stored, transmitted, or received in any electronic format or media.” Any medical device which retains this information can prove to be a weakness in your facility’s defense of patient ePHI...

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Proper Cleaning: How It Affects the Outcome of High Level Disinfection

Proper Cleaning: How It Affects the Outcome of High Level Disinfection

Evidence has been presented that semi-critical devices, devices that come in contact with mucous membranes or non-intact skin, such as endoscopes and endocavity probes, cause more healthcare associated infections than non-critical or critical medical devices...

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3 Reasons You Should Automate

3 Reasons You Should Automate

There are at least three solid reasons for making the change to automation and propelling your healthcare facility into the future.

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The Best Method for TEE Probe Storage

The Best Method for TEE Probe Storage

Too many facilities have no standardized way of storing transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) ultrasound probes. Some facilities have used transportation cases to store their TEE probes, but that is not their intended use and is actually prohibited in several countries.

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Do TEE Probe Handles Need to be Cleaned?

Do TEE Probe Handles Need to be Cleaned?

When reprocessing TEE probes, the focus is on ensuring that the probe shaft is properly bedside cleaned, cleaned, and high-level disinfected. But what about the TEE probe handle and the cables?

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Joint Commission Audit Point Probe Storage

Joint Commission Audit Point Probe Storage

The Joint Commission (TJC) will score them based on the procedure they use to high-level disinfect TEE probes, many do not realize that proper storage is also on TJC’s audit checklist.

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FAQ Spotlight: How to Handle HLD Fumes

FAQ Spotlight: How to Handle HLD Fumes

Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) place a huge financial burden on facilities, can have enormous impacts on a provider's reputation, and put financial and emotional strain on patients.

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Product Announcement: Web-Based TD 100 In-Service Training

Product Announcement: Web-Based TD 100 In-Service Training

CS Medical is pleased to announce the release of another tool that will aide healthcare professionals in their fight to reduce healthcare associated infections.

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White Paper: Cleaning makes all the Difference

White Paper: Cleaning makes all the Difference

A Critical Element to Proper High-Level Disinfection

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NUZyme Sponges

NUZyme Sponges

CS Medical is pleased to announce the release of a new enzymatic product specially designed for ultrasound probes, NUZyme sponges

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TD 100 CE Marking approval

TD 100 CE Marking approval

CS Medical, LLC is pleased to announce the receipt of CE Certification for the TD 100 automated transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE/TOE) probe disinfector and TD-8 OPA based high-level disinfectant

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Partnership With GE Healthcare

Partnership With GE Healthcare

CS Medical is pleased to announce a strategic distribution agreement with GE Healthcare. GE will distribute the TD 100® Automated TEE Ultrasound Probe Disinfector

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TD 100 FDA Clearance

TD 100 FDA Clearance

CS Medical, LLC is pleased to announce the successful installation of over 170 TD 100 automated transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) probe disinfectors

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