title: The Development of a Quality Management Framework for Evaluating Medical Device Reprocessing Practice in Healthcare Facilities.
abstract: There is increasing awareness of the importance of medical device reprocessing (MDR) for the provision of safe patient care. Although industry service standards are available to guide MDR practices, there remains a lack of published key performance indicators (KPIs) and targets that are necessary to evaluate MDR quality for feedback and improvement. This article outlines the development of an initial framework that builds on established guidelines and includes service standards, KPIs and targets for evaluating MDR operations. This framework can support healthcare facilities in strengthening existing practices and enables a platform for collaboration towards better MDR performance management.
authors.affiliation: Senior analyst within the Strategy Management and Project Management Office at Trillium Health Partners (THP) in Mississauga, Ontario.
authors.forename: Bailey
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lorv
authors.affiliation: Director of Medical Device Reprocessing at THP.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horodyski
authors.affiliation: Quality and patient safety consultant within the Quality Department at THP.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Welton
authors.affiliation: Manager of Reprocessing Contracts and Standardization at THP.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vail
authors.affiliation: Project manager within the Strategy Management and Project Management Office at THP.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Simonetto
authors.affiliation: Senior analyst within the Strategy Management and Project Management Office at THP.
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jokanovic
authors.affiliation: Analyst within the Strategy Management and Project Management Office at THP.
authors.forename: Richa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Project director and procurement lead for the Health Information System Project at THP.
authors.forename: Angela Rea
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.affiliation: Director of Surgery and Peri-Operative Programs at THP.
authors.forename: Shay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savoy-Bird
authors.affiliation: Director, Operational Effectiveness at THP.
authors.forename: Shalu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bains
mesh_terms: D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000382:microbiology / Q000592:standards*; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*