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| Keeping up with the Standards |
How does that saying go? "The more things change, the more
they stay the same." That might be the case in the non-medical world but within
the medical world, which is such a dynamic environment, standards and guidelines
are always changing and sometimes it is hard to keep up.
It looks like the anticipated changes to ST 79 are coming
soon and some other documents are now
released.
The July/August issue of AAMI News (Volume 44, #7) is reporting
that AAMI will soon release updates on ST 79 (Comprehensive guide to steam
sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities), there are
over 20 updates.
AAMI announced last week (7/14/09) that the final
versions of two Technical Information Reports, also known as TIR, are now
available:
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AAMI TIR 22:2007 and AAMI TIR 22:2007/A1: 2008 (Guidance for ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11607, Packaging for terminally sterilized medical
devices - part 1 and part 2 : 2006)
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AAMI TIR 31:2008 (Process challenge
devices/test packs for use in health care facilities)
What is the difference between a Standard (ST) and a Technical
Information Report (TIR)? Standards and recommended practices are subject to a formal
process of committee approval, public review, and resolution of all comments. This process of consensus is supervised by
the AAMI Standards Board and, in the case of American National standards, by the
American national Standards Institute.
Basically a TIR is developed because it is more responsive;
the information is valuable, immediate in need and permits the inclusion of
differing viewpoints on technical issues.
For more detailed description of the differences between a
ST and a TIR you can log onto the AAMI web page.
Having the most updated versions of all the AAMI standards and
guidelines is important. If you do not
have any of these publications mentioned you can purchase copies at www.aami.org
Take care and remember to
"Always Keep it Clean"
Stephen Kovach
Director of Education
Healthmark Industries Company, Inc.
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Tip of the Week
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Healthcare professionals are always looking for ideas and a
template for quality improvement. AAMI ST 79 has a section that is very helpful
in the area of quality improvement. It is section 11 Quality process
improvement.
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