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Using DOE to Reduce Wasted Supplies in CTU

The quality of environmental hygiene in hospitals is under increasing scrutiny from both healthcare providers and consumers because the prevalence of serious infections due to multidrug-resistant pathogens has reached alarming levels. The transfer of gram-positive bacteria, particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), among patients is a growing concern. One critical factor for transmission of a microorganism from a person (patient or healthcare worker) to the environment and then to another person is the ability of that microbe to survive on that environmental surface.

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November 12, 2012   Benchmark Six Sigma
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