Daily Dose: Curious how the U.S. spends $2,300,000,000,000 ($2.3 Trillion) annually on Health Care? Follow @mobileaspects for a daily look at the numbers of Healthcare Recently the Wall Street Journal revealed that the number of knee replacements paid for by Medicare has more than doubled over the past two decades. Is the explosive growth of […]
Mobile Aspects is proud to have been in attendance at this year’s AVIR (Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers) conference in San Francisco, CA. 2012 marked Mobile Aspects’ first appearance at the AVIR Annual Conference as we supported Robert Sheridan of Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA), during his presentation to fellow AVIR members about RFID
"The Case for RFID & Lean Supply Management" AVIR Conference March 25, 2012 Read More »
New barcode system provides Right Tool, Right Job approach to clinical supply automation,Expands reach of Mobile Aspects “Iris” RFID product line PITTSBURGH, PA – December 8, 2011 – Mobile Aspects has announced the release of its new clinical supply automation system “iRIS Touch”. iRIS Touch adds a user friendly & cost effective barcode based option
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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held its 2011 Unique Device Identification (UDI) Conference in Cambridge, MA. GHX served as a sponsor for the event, which provided the opportunity for representatives from throughout the healthcare supply chain to come together to discuss the challenges and opportunities around UDI implementation and use. UDI
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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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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This article from Outpatient Surgery Magazine sheds some light on a little known and very disturbing topic surrounding orthopedic implant tracking. To summarize, a physicians assistant teamed with a an orthopedic implant sales rep and a clinical charge nurse to over order supplies which were never used. The surgical implants were then sold on illegal secondary
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This post by Cheryl Clarke of Health Leaders Media sheds some interesting light on the future level of transparency Hospitals may be required to make public. Chief among concerns seems to be from patients who are ultimately affected by a hospitals failure to follow compliance guidelines as well as way to prove guidelines were followed,
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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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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