title: A generic simulation model to assess the performance of sterilization services in health establishments.
abstract: The work presented here is with a view to improving performance of sterilization services in hospitals. We carried out a survey in a large number of health establishments in the Rhône-Alpes region in France. Based on the results of this survey and a detailed study of a specific service, we have built a generic model. The generic nature of the model relies on a common structure with a high level of detail. This model can be used to improve the performance of a specific sterilization service and/or to dimension its resources. It can also serve for quantitative comparison of performance indicators of various sterilization services.
authors.affiliation: Grenoble INP/UJF-Grenoble 1/CNRS, G-SCOP UMR 5272, Grenoble, 38031, France. Maria.Di-Mascolo@g-scop.grenoble-inp.fr
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Mascolo
authors.forename: Alexia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gouin
mesh_terms: D002495:Central Supply, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005602:France; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013242:Sterilization / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*