Hospital Management

The Crucial Role of Inventory Turnover in Hospital Supply Chain Efficiency

October 29, 2024 / Hospital IT, Hospital Management, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

As healthcare paradigms continue to shift, hospital executives are increasingly focused on reducing costs and improving efficiency. One of the most scrutinized areas in this effort is the hospital supply chain, particularly the management of surgical implants and supplies, which constitute a substantial portion of overall supply costs. Traditionally, a top-down approach—where physicians dictate stock […]

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How to Track Loaner Scopes Across A Health System

December 13, 2021 / Hospital Management, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety /

Loaner scopes are typically very hard to track in busy endoscopy departments, where they are combined in circulation with dozens of other endoscopes across multiple floors or buildings. Without proper documentation, it is hard to know exactly when loaner scopes are due to be sent back to the vendor. Loaner scopes can also end up

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How to Track Shared Endoscopes Across Large Health Systems

December 13, 2021 / Hospital Management, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety /

In many US health systems, endoscopes are stored and shared across several different buildings and campuses due to the sheer number of endoscopes required to treat both routine and specialty procedures. As a result, many of these shared endoscopes are misplaced or lost, and hundreds of hours are spent monthly trying to track them down,

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How to Ensure That Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers Never Run Out of Blood

October 4, 2021 / Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety /

All blood is precious, but type O-negative blood has especially high importance in Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers. Shortage of blood is a barrier to properly treat trauma patients, provide blood transfusions, and conduct surgeries. For patients whose lives hang in the balance, Trauma Centers and Emergency Departments require Type O-negative blood to perform life-saving

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What makes blood tracking in Trauma Centers and Emergency Departments so unique and how you can improve it

October 4, 2021 / Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety /

An insufficient blood supply can have severe negative impacts on hospitals, especially in a Trauma Centers or Emergency Department. A shortage of blood is an obstacle to properly treat trauma patients, provide blood transfusions, and conduct elective surgeries. Trauma Centers and Emergency Departments require Type O-negative blood, which is also known as uncrossmatched blood, for

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Why Documenting Blood Use in Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers Is So Critical

October 4, 2021 / Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety /

Documentation of supplies in hospitals is extremely important, and when it comes to uncrossmatched blood, also known as O –negative, it becomes absolutely critical. O-negative blood is the most required blood type in Emergency and Trauma centers due to its near universal applicability. Because of its broad applicability, time doesn’t need to be spent verifying

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How a New Solution For Blood Bag Tracking Can Help Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers Improve Performance During a Blood Shortage

October 4, 2021 / Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety /

Type O negative blood is considered the universal blood type since it can be used for most recipients with a minimal risk of infection, making it beneficial in trauma situations where the time to crossmatch blood types is unavailable. However, due to factors such as the Covid-19 pandemic limiting donation opportunities and an increase in

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How a New Breed of Endoscope Channel Drying Cabinets Is Separating Itself From the Pack

September 28, 2021 / Hospital Management, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Uncategorized /

Based on evolving guidance around the reprocessing and disinfection of flexible endoscopes, many hospitals are updating their procedures to include the drying of endoscope channels. This is due to the increasing evidence that simply hanging scopes vertically or flushing channels with alcohol after disinfection still leaves moisture within channels. The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses &

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Endoscope Channel Drying Is Essential for patient safety. Here’s why.

October 12, 2021 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety /

With frequent outbreaks of superbugs being linked to poorly disinfected endoscopes over the last decade, ensuring the cleanliness of endoscopes has been top of mind for many hospitals. While many hospitals have been cited for poor disinfection practices with their endoscopes, there has also been a rise in attention around the effective drying of endoscopes

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How Hospitals Can Help Offset the Rising Costs of Heart Valve Replacement Surgery

October 12, 2021 / Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, Patient Safety, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

Due to an aging population, the number of patients with heart valve disease requiring valve replacement is expected to rise, reaching more than 800 000 annual procedures worldwide by 2050. The total cost of these surgeries is expected to grow by 10% through 2025, reaching over $10 billion. The cost of an average heart valve to

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