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Dear _____________________ (insert name of manager, administrative executive or other): The Sterile Processing (SP) profession is ever evolving in terms of surgical instrumentation, processing equipment, and standard and best practices. To stay abreast of all these changes, it’s essential that our SPD and the professionals who comprise it have ready access to the most current standards and guidelines, such as those provided by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (ANSI/AAMI), the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Access to the latest standards helps ensure that our department is consistently following the most current recommendations and best practices that will promote patient and employee safety, and keep us in check with The Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid surveyors (who are now being trained on standards, such as ANSI/AAMI ST79: 2017, Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities). Industry experts recommend the following key resources for every SPD: 1.ANSI/AAMI ST79: 2017, Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities2.AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practices, 2020? 3.ANSI/AAMI ST58:2013, Chemical sterilization and high-level disinfection in health care facilities (Note: This document is currently under review)4.ANSI/AAMI ST41: 2008/(R) 2018, Ethylene oxide sterilization in health care facilities (for facilities using ethylene oxide)5.ANSI/AAMI ST91:2015, Flexible and semi-rigid endoscope processing in health care facilities6.ANSI/AAMI ST90:2017, Processing of health care products - Quality management systems for processing in health care facilities7.AAMI TIR 68:2018, Low and intermediate-level disinfection in healthcare settings for medical devices and patient care equipment and sterile processing environmental surfaces8.AAMI TIR 67:2018, Promoting safe practices pertaining to the use of sterilant and disinfectant chemical in health care facilities9.AAMI TIR 34:2014, Water for the reprocessing of medical device10.AAMI TIR 63:2014, Management of loaned critical and semi-critical medical devices that require sterilization or high-level disinfection 11.CDC Guideline for Decontamination and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008 The CDC Guideline for Decontamination and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, is available free of charge on the agency’s website (). Note: This version was updated in May 2019 and our SPD has this current version on file.There is a charge for the other documents; however, I’m sure you will agree that budgeting for these documents is prudent given our healthcare organization’s desire to provide the very best patient care and quality customer service. Failing to have current standards on file in our department could prove costly for our facility if adverse events take place, such as surveyor citations/fines, costs associated with treating preventable infections or injuries to patients or staff, or litigation risks that could damage our facility’s reputation. Diligent adherence to the latest standards and best practices will help drive patient and employee safety, advance infection prevention efforts, and keep exemplary customer service a top priority. As such, it’s my hope that you will support this request for budget dollars to allow for our department’s purchase of the most current standards, as they become available.Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns or require additional information. In the meantime, I’d like to thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, ................
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