Hospital Management

Nearly Half Million Dollars In Endoscopes Stolen From Pennsylvania Hospital

October 6, 2021 / Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Managing Endoscopes /

During a recent weekend shift, nearly a half million dollars’ worth of colonoscopes were stolen from a hospital outside of Philadelphia. 3 thieves were suspected of walking out of Lankenau Medical Center with the equipment in broad daylight. This is not the first time this has happened with flexible endoscopes. In 2017, over $1 million […]

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Track Tissue From Dock To Patient With This Automation Technology

April 24, 2019 / Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Joint Commission, Operating Rooms, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery, Tissue Management /

Many Perioperative departments have told us that their recent visits by The Joint Commission (TJC) included a more in-depth review of their tissue implant logs. A number of Perioperative administrators and nurses agreed that during their last visit from TJC they wanted to see a higher level of documentation when it comes to tracking tissue

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FDA Releases Update On Contamination Risks Of Duodenoscopes

April 17, 2019 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released another update regarding its research into the safety and contamination risks associated with the use of duodenoscopes. After receiving further research results, the FDA is reiterating its previous recommendations regarding the proper handling and reprocessing of duodenoscopes that it released in a Safety Communication in

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How To Store And Track Extra Long Scopes

April 15, 2019 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

Extra-long scopes, such as small bowel enteroscopes, can often be a challenge for endoscopy departments to track and manage. Their long bodies do not fit easily in to the standard scope storage cabinets that are typically used to store all scopes. Because of this challenge, most hospitals store their extra-long scopes in standard storage cabinets

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Having Trouble Tracking Loaner Scopes? This Technology Can Help

April 8, 2019 / Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Managing Endoscopes, Operating Rooms /

Managers of Endoscopy and PeriOperative departments often see a constant stream of endoscopes being sent out for repair and loaner scopes being sent back to them for “temporary” use. However, it is all too common for these loaner scopes to become a permanent part of their scope fleet – they are hard to track and

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Survey: Better Supply Chain Management Will Boost Margins Significantly

March 13, 2019 / Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

According to a recent survey, most hospital executives agreed that better supply chain management can increase profit margins by up to 3%. However, these same executives agreed that not enough investment in supply chain technologies and improvements have been made and that supply chain departments are using outdated technology to accomplish their mission. The survey,

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Government Continues Debate Over Hospital Accrediting Bodies

March 7, 2019 / Hospital Management, Joint Commission, Regulatory Compliance /

The government is continuing its probe into whether The Joint Commission (TJC) and other healthcare accreditation firms that also have consulting arms are too conflicted to provide quality accreditations. The debate stems from the fact that some accreditation firms – like the TJC – are being paid to accredit firms once every 3 years, while

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How One Health System Analyzes Physician Item Preferences To Boost Its Bottom Line

March 4, 2019 / Big Data, Clinical Documentation, Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, The Business of Surgery /

Springfield, Missouri-based Mercy Health has taken to data analytics to help understand the discrepancy in physician item usage in order to boost its bottom line. By using data to analyze the costs and usage patterns of physicians on similar cases, it has identified many opportunities to reduce supply costs and increase its profitability. Using data

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How To Save Hours A Week By Automating Your Daily Re-Order Process

February 21, 2019 / Cath Lab, Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Operating Rooms, Operational Efficiency, Radiology, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

The typical procedural area in a medium or large hospital spends hours per week generating the daily re-order list of their important supplies and implants. The typical procedural area, like a Cath Lab, EP Lab, Vascular Operating Room or Interventional Radiology Department, spends those hours doing manual, inexact tasks such as “eyeballing” inventory to find

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FDA Releases Statement On Potential Dangers Of Duodenoscopes

February 7, 2019 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

Contrary to recent claims by Olympus regarding the safety of its duodenoscopes, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put out a statement regarding the dangers of using duodenoscopes. Duodenoscopes have been in the spotlight over the past several years due to a large number of patient safety incidents reported around the world.

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