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Close enough isn’t good enough for high-level disinfection: Part 1

Despite the danger to patients and repeated citations from CMS and other accreditors, many healthcare organizations still struggle to properly perform high-level disinfection (HLD) of medical equipment, says Rachelle Babin, MBA, BSN, RN, CEC, CMMT, certified executive coach and consultant at Rachelle Babin Leadership. We spoke with Babin about the challenges in performing HLD and best practices for ensuring the devices used on patients are disinfected.

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