Managing Endoscopes

Revolutionizing Endoscope Management: A Closer Look at Mobile Aspects’ iRIScope

January 16, 2024 / Managing Endoscopes, Cost Reduction, Hospital IT, Joint Commission /

In the fast-paced world of healthcare, especially for specialists performing endoscopies, managing workflow efficiently is paramount. The recent ST91 guidelines have added a layer of complexity to endoscope reprocessing, emphasizing the need for structured processes and meticulous documentation. In this landscape, Mobile Aspects introduces IRIScope, an endoscope management system that goes beyond conventional storage solutions. […]

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Navigating the Complexities of ST91: A Focus on Endoscope Drying Guidelines

January 16, 2024 / Hospital IT, Hospital Finance, Managing Endoscopes /

The introduction of ST91 guidelines has significantly impacted healthcare facilities, particularly those performing endoscopic procedures regularly. Among the crucial updates is the recommendation for drying endoscope channels for a minimum of 10 minutes, utilizing pressure-regulated forced instrument air. This requirement aims to enhance the reprocessing of flexible and semi-rigid endoscopes, promoting patient safety. However, implementing

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How Mobile Aspects Is Solving Challenges and Solutions in Endoscopy Workflow Management

January 9, 2024 / Patient Safety, Managing Endoscopes /

The life of a gastroenterologist is undoubtedly hectic, and the demand for endoscopic procedures is ever-growing. On a typical day, a gastroenterologist starts with a pair of colonoscopies but faces the challenge of scheduling four times as many procedures. In a scenario familiar to many specialists, the availability of endoscopes becomes a bottleneck, affecting workflow

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The 10-Minute Advantage of iRIScope: Revolutionizing Endoscope Management

November 17, 2023 / Managing Endoscopes, Hospital IT, Joint Commission /

The 10-Minute Advantage of iRIScope: Revolutionizing Endoscope Management In the fast-paced world of healthcare, every minute counts. Efficiency is the key to delivering optimal patient care, and when it comes to endoscope management, the stakes are even higher. Enter iRIScope, a game-changer in the realm of endoscope management systems. Its standout feature? The 10-minute advantage.

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What are the ST91 Guidelines for Endoscope and How Mobile Aspects Company is helping Academic Healthcare Systems to comply with the Guidelines with their Cutting-Edge Endoscope Reprocessing products

February 20, 2024 / Managing Endoscopes /

Flexible and semi-rigid endoscopes are complex and sophisticated medical devices that are used to perform various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in health care facilities. However, these devices also pose a significant risk of transmitting infections if they are not properly reprocessed between patient uses. Therefore, it is essential to follow the best practices and standards

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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 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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How a New Method is Reducing Endoscope Channel Drying Times Down to Only 10 Minutes

October 7, 2021 / Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety /

Nearly all infection control and endoscopy societies agree that channel drying is an essential step when reprocessing endoscopes. The reprocessing of flexible endoscopes after use is a complex, multi-step process. Residual moisture within endoscope channels may promote retention and proliferation of waterborne pathogens, and inadequately dried endoscopes have been associated with growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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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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