Rising medical devices costs, inefficient processes and decreasing reimbursements might all be mentioned as threats to any hospitals long term sustainability. As focus and investments are now turned toward creating a hospital environment which is both safe and efficient it is critical that healthcare organizations have a plan. While true change will ultimately come from […]
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The March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) features a non sponsored independent research study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital. The article titled: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Inventory Management in Neurointerventional Practice, seeks to highlight potential financial advantages, benefits to quality and safety as well as increases in staff
1) Missed charges: Hospitals with traditional paper based logging systems typically miss charges on upwards of 30% of total billable items used in cases. Even more interesting is the fact that hospitals with bar code-based inventory management systems have not solved this problem. Massachusetts General Hospital was actually able to achieve a 20% increase in
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The main guiding principle to Lean Healthcare enabled through technology is to create the right value for our patients, colleagues, physicians and organization as a whole with minimum effort. Simply put, work smarter, not harder and with a value driven sense of purpose. Everyone should be aware of how their part ties into the organization
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A Value over Volume Approach Most Healthcare organizations non-salary expense initiatives are focused on lowering the price of the products, services and technologies that they are purchasing. However a word of caution, you are working harder and receiving much less than some of your peers are. It seems our industry has always been so focused
“10 veterans test positive for hepatitis after colonoscopies” – USA Today A headline such as the one above appearing in a 2009 USA Today article is a major loss for everyone involved. Unfortunately the trend of recent endoscope infection scares is on the rise after hospitals in Escondido, California and Hennepin County, MN had to
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Consider the jobs of a heart surgeon and a perioperative nurse who can be found standing side by side… Both share a common goal: Saving Lives Both work in a very hectic environment: The Operating Room Both handle some of the most expensive and most technologically advanced medical devices available … The Healthcare Resource Management
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PITTSBURGH, PA – December 8, 2010 – Mobile Aspects announced today that the Memorial Medical Center located in Springfield IL, has selected Mobile Aspects iRISecure Tissue Tracking solution. The system provides secure storage for implantable human tissue utilized in surgical procedures the technology also automates the activity logging and JCAHO compliance workflows required of clinicians.
Mobile Aspects RFID TechnologyIncreases Charge Capture by 25% and Reduces Inventory Stock-Outs At Massachusetts General Hospital PITTSBURGH, PA – November 3, 2010 – Mobile Aspects announced today that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has fully implemented its radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled supply automation system to store, track, and manage medical devices and supplies used for
Anyone who has worked within a hospital, specifically in perioperative services knows that healthcare providers have a habit for using “sticky” things to capture data. Whether its removing a sticker off a product and placing it on a “charge sheet”, putting the sticker on our own lab coat to record later or even using post
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