title: New tools need new approaches. The artistry of SPD (sterile processing department).
authors.affiliation: L. Blyth & Associates, Durham, N.C., USA. PamBlyth@aol.com
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Blyth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shimkus
mesh_terms: D002495:Central Supply, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017721:Hospital Costs; D007318:Inservice Training; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital; D013242:Sterilization / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014481:United States