INFECTION PREVENTION: Assessing Sterile Processing Operational Performance

INFECTION PREVENTION

A woman in PPE behind a tray of sterile tools.

Assessing Sterile Processing Operational Performance

Consider these tips

BY JOHN KIMSEY AND DAWN PFEIFFER, RN, CASC, CAIP | APRIL 2025

KEY LEARNINGS

  • Gauge your SPD’s operational performance and your ASC’s organizational capacity
  • Operational performance focuses on how well an SPD’s internal processes achieve expectations
  • Organizational capacity determines an ASC’s ability to use resources effectively and efficiently to achieve its goals

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