Newest resources for SDS managers
* The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) publishes a poster-sized chart outlining the eight "Steps Necessary to Thoroughly Clean and High-Level Disinfect or Sterilize Immersible GI Flexible Endoscopes."
The steps are based on the SGNA standards and coincide with the standards of the Association for Practitioners in Infection Control in Washington, DC. Charts are $10 for society members, $15 for nonmembers. Contact SGNA, 401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-4267. Telephone: (800) 245-SGNA.
* The Society for Ambulatory Care Professionals, a membership group of the Chicago-based American Hospital Association, has published several manuals geared toward same-day surgery managers:
-- Essentials of Ambulatory Surgery ($25 members, $49 nonmembers, catalog number C-016400) provides basic information on financing, operations, staffing, facility design, integration, and accreditation in a question-and-answer format. It also includes trend data and an annotated bibliography.
-- Glossary of Managed Care Terms ($10 members, $20 nonmembers, catalog number C-016216) provides information on the conceptual framework of managed care, managed care models, and related terms.
-- The SACP Managed Care Primer ($35 members, $50 nonmembers, catalog number C-016206) provides information on managed care trends, risk evaluation and managed care contracts. For more information or to order, contact: AHA Order Services, P.O. Box 92683, Chicago, IL 60675-2683. Telephone: (800) AHA-2626. *
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