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title: '104. What is the Cost of a Sterile Processing Error?'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/104-what-is-the-cost-of-a-sterile-processing-error'
show: 'Ask The Educator'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/ask-the-educator'
published: '2023-12-28'
audio: 'https://downloads.pod.co/b84ea58f-7a4f-4e87-91cb-49dd2dd7584b/b8855a52-1645-4c82-8695-a9dfbd57a767.mp3'
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# 104. What is the Cost of a Sterile Processing Error?

In sterile processing, we know that mistakes can be costly. But without hard data (and a monetary value) these errors are often abstract and hard to quantify, thus making them fade into the background of our minds. Gregory Agoston, from Spe…

## Summary

In sterile processing, we know that mistakes can be costly. But without hard data (and a monetary value) these errors are often abstract and hard to quantify, thus making them fade into the background of our minds.

Gregory Agoston, from Specialty Care, may have found a solution! Listen in to learn more about how Gregg and his team got their data and used it in a practical and simple way to improve processes.