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Healthcare Articles from the Press
5/10/26
Handling Healthcare Personnel Behavior-Related Deviance to Uphold Patient Safety and Quality
By Kristina Pirollo-Ketchum, BA, AA, CHL, CRCST
Patient safety and quality of care are primary topics of contemporary healthcare systems, as they have a direct impact on patient outcomes, organizational performance, and the trust of the population. Despite technological progress and intellectual standards of care, patient safety incidents are still taking place in terrifying proportions.
5/04/26
IPs, Don’t Fear the OR/SPD:
Experts Offer Advice for Collaborating
With Complex Departments
By Kelly M. Pyrek
Pushing past the double doors leading to the operating suite or
the sterile processing department can feel like passing the point of no return to an infection preventionist (IP) who is either a novice or comes from a non-clinical background, or both. Even some veteran IPs may feel some degree of trepidation at the prospect of observing
in areas of the hospital that may seem complex and mysterious.
04/26/26
Endoscopy Certification
By Adam Okada
Q: “At our facility, we require sterile processing technicians to be certified within one year of employment, but there is no certification requirement for those who are reprocessing flexible scopes. Shouldn’t they also have a certification requirement?”
04/11/26
AORN26: OR–SPD Collaboration Reduces Instrument Contamination and Improves Surgical Efficiency
Author(s)Tori Whitacre Martonicz, MA
AORN26 highlights how collaboration between the operating room and sterile processing department (SPD) reduced instrument contamination, minimized case delays, and improved patient safety, reinforcing the critical role of SPD partnerships in perioperative infection prevention.
04/06/26
Dental Sterilization Market: Strengthening Infection Control in Modern Dentistry
Author(s) K. Sri Lakshmi
Outlook: Advancing Toward Safer Dental Practices
The dental sterilization market is evolving in response to increasing clinical demands, regulatory pressures, and technological advancements. As the industry moves forward, the focus will shift toward smarter, faster, and more sustainable sterilization solutions.
From compact devices for smaller clinics to IoT-enabled systems for large practices, innovation will continue to redefine how dental facilities manage infection control. In this evolving landscape, sterilization is not just about compliance—it is about building safer, more efficient, and patient-centric dental care systems worldwide.
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