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Evaluating Tissue Tracking Technology Solutions Part 2:

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

Intro: iRIS Labs is a Clinical Workflow Technology team consisting of biomedical & software engineers, field based customer support representatives and clinical workflow analysts. These Mobile Aspects employees are focused on developing and successfully implementing RFID and Barcode supply tracking technologies in the surgical areas of hospitals. Periodically the Intelligent Radio-frequency Information Systems or “iRIS” […]

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Evaluating Tissue Tracking Technology Solutions Part 1:

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

Intro: iRIS Labs is a Clinical Workflow Technology team consisting of biomedical & software engineers, field based customer support representatives and clinical workflow analysts. These Mobile Aspects employees are focused on developing and successfully implementing RFID and Barcode supply tracking technologies in the surgical areas of hospitals.  Periodically the Intelligent Radio-frequency Information Systems or “iRIS”

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Meeting Joint Commission Tissue Tracking Requirements – A Growing Problem

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

Creating safe, efficient and accurate Tissue management processes has become a top priority for the perioperative environment. Regulatory requirements designed to protect public safety continue to evolve and expand with the growth of the tissue industry and advances in surgical life saving and life-enhancing procedures. Just how big has the tissue industry gotten?  Today, more

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Classifying Automated Inventory Management Solutions for the Operating Room

September 7, 2017 / Operating Rooms, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

Part 1: Tips to Evaluating Vendors As overall adoption of barcode and RFID technology solutions in the Operating Room environment continues to expand, the market is beginning to feel cluttered with solutions promising extraordinary results. Two Scenarios Faced When Selecting a Vendor Unfortunately Hospitals are often left with a very difficult decision to make when

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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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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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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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Mobile Aspects customers save $2M annually by eliminating expiration costs

August 30, 2017 / Cath Lab, Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Operating Rooms, Operational Efficiency, Radiology, The Business of Surgery /

It’s estimated that clients using Mobile Aspects supply management technologies are reducing waste in healthcare delivery by eliminating nearly $2 million annually in inventory expiration costs. In an environment where ongoing cost pressures are forcing care providers to maximize efficiency, these cost reductions are creating significant value. In the brief video aside, a Mobile Aspects

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Assessing the Adoption of RFID Technology by Healthcare Providers

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

Recently HIMSS released the results of a survey of healthcare professionals around the use of RFID technology within healthcare.  In reviewing the highlights of the survey, some interesting observations emerge: 1. Application of RFID technology towards patient safety and quality is of higher need and priority. Nearly one-third of respondents believe that widespread use of

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