Hospital Management

The Growing Cost of Medical Implants and How Proper Inventory Management Can Help

September 15, 2021 / Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, Patient Safety, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

Costs of medical implants are growing rapidly and according to one recent estimate, the medical implants market reached $89.2 billion in 2020 and is growing at 6.5% annually. As implants are a required, rapidly growing expense for the healthcare industry, hospitals should manage their implant inventory consciously. Surgery is an expensive and complicated endeavor, and […]

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Nurses Face Severe Challenges With Supply Chain Issues

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

A new survey conducted by Sage Growth Partners revealed that a vast majority of nurses feel overwhelmed with supply management tasks and are looking for better software tools to help alleviate the burden. The survey reached out to over 100 nurses – 50 nurse leaders and 50 front-line nurses – and asked them a series

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FDA Issues New Warning About Infection Risks From Urological Endoscopes

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

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a letter to healthcare providers warning about the risk of infection associated with poorly reprocessed urological endoscopes. The letter from the FDA mentions that there have been over 450 Medical Device Reports filed by healthcare facilities that detail the patient infections associated with contaminated cystoscopes,

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How One Hospital Used Data To Cut Its Endoscope Reprocessing Time In Half

October 12, 2021 / Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Managing Endoscopes, Operational Efficiency /

High-quality endoscope reprocessing is paramount for patient safety, but hospitals must also make sure that they are being efficient in reprocessing to maintain a profitable operation. Many patient safety hazards can occur if a single process is skipped or mishandled, so hospitals must be thorough in their processes. As hospitals are continually trying to find

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Burnout in the Healthcare Industry and How Better Technology Can Help To Alleviate It

March 12, 2021 / Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency /

We are in midst of a global pandemic, with healthcare providers on the frontlines struggling to keep up with the needs of patients who are fighting COVID-19. Amid uncertainties, changing guidelines, and intermittent access to personal protective equipment, there have been increasingly burdensome demands placed on healthcare providers all over the world. Even before the pandemic,

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Hospitals Are Being Penalized By CMS For Hospital Acquired Infections – How Can They Stop The Bleeding?

October 12, 2021 / Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety /

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its list of penalized hospitals for 2021 under its Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduction Program. This year’s list includes 774 hospitals that will have their Medicare payments cut by 1% for the remainder of the year. The 774 hospitals represent the bottom quartile of hospitals in terms

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Mobile Aspects Releases Software To Streamline Blood Bag Management In Hospitals

February 10, 2021 / Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

Why is Blood Bag Tracking Necessary? In many hospitals across the world, the tracking and documentation of blood bags are inherently difficult processes. Blood bags are typically stored in fridges and cooling chambers in central areas of the hospital such as the Emergency Department. When transfusion becomes necessary during a surgery, one or many blood

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Mobile Aspects Releases First RFID Drying Cabinets With UVC Light To Aid In Endoscope Decontamination

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

As the world suffers from the increasing number of COVID–19 infections, the call for a more secure and safe medical environment has become paramount. Hospitals across the United States must keep a close eye on hygiene to avoid any unnecessary health hazards. As an organization that specializes in endoscope management and tracking, Mobile Aspects continues

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Study Of Endosopes With Disposable Elevator Caps Shows Great Promise

October 6, 2021 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety /

Endoscopes with disposable components, as well as fully disposable endoscopes, have been introduced recently to reduce the risk of contamination of endoscopes between procedures. A recent study looked at the quality of duodenoscopes with disposable elevator caps (DEC) to see how they performed when utilized by endoscopists who are used to utilizing traditional duodenoscopes. The

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Why Infection Preventionists Must Keep A Closer Eye On Endoscope Reprocessing

October 5, 2021 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

Hospitals are beginning to spend a lot of time planning for a post-Covid environment. However, one lasting effect of Covid-19 will be the constant focus on infectious diseases and preventing the next pandemic from occurring. Endoscopes, as instruments that have been linked with many superbug outbreaks in the recent past, need another look to make

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