RFID Enabled Clinical Resource Management Solution Featured in Journal of the American College of Radiology Independent Research Study

August 30, 2017 / Clinical Documentation, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, Radiology, Revenue Cycle, The Business of Surgery /

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 […]

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The Top 5 Reasons Your Hospital’s Operating Room is Leaking Cash

August 30, 2017 / Clinical Documentation, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Operating Rooms, Operational Efficiency, Revenue Cycle, The Business of Surgery /

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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5 Steps To a Lean Hospital

August 30, 2017 / Big Data, Clinical Documentation, Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Hospital IT, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, The Business of Surgery /

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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Lean Resource Management Tip #1: How To Get 4X More Value Out of Your Value Analysis Team

August 30, 2017 / 1 Comment / Big Data, Clinical Documentation, Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Hospital IT, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, The Business of Surgery /

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

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How RFID Will Prevent The Next Endoscope Infection Crisis

August 30, 2017 / 3 Comments / Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety /

“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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The Paradigm Shift in Perioperative Nursing

September 7, 2017 / Managing Endoscopes, Operating Rooms /

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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Memorial Springfield Selects Mobile Aspects for Tissue Tracking And JCAHO Compliance Solutions

October 9, 2017 / Operating Rooms, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery, Tissue Management /

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.

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Massachusetts General Hospital Achieves Results with Mobile Aspects Integrated RFID Supply Cabinets

September 7, 2017 / 1 Comment / Clinical Documentation, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, Radiology, Revenue Cycle, The Business of Surgery /

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

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Are buttons pushing your buttons?

August 30, 2017 / Cath Lab, Hospital IT, Operating Rooms, Radiology, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

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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Dealing with rising medical device recalls

August 30, 2017 / Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

Recently another class 1 medical device recall has surfaced involving cardiovascular products from St. Jude Medical.  As class 1 recalls are reserved for cases with a “reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death“ it is certainly a priority for healthcare providers to be able to locate and

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