title: Putting patient safety first: the sterile processing department and healthcare technology management.
authors.affiliation: Sterile Processing Services, Barnabas Health System, West Orange, NJ, USA. nancy.chobin@att.net
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chobin
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000592:standards*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D017743:Equipment Reuse / Q000592:standards*; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000592:standards*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States