Cost Reduction

FDA Issues Emergency Order Allowing Up To 4 Million Decontaminated N95 Masks Per Day

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency order that allows hospitals and health systems to decontaminate N95 respirator masks up to 10 times before they are to be disposed. As hospitals are facing an extreme shortage of PPE due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this will be a welcome piece of […]

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Pittsburgh-Based Healthcare System Announces Program To Support N95 Mask Sterilization

Allegheny Health Network (AHN), an integrated healthcare delivery system based in Western Pennsylvania, announced that it has begun sterilizing N95 masks so they can be worn multiple times by hospital workers. As hospitals are facing an extreme shortage of PPE due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many are now implementing systems that will help them reprocess

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Mobile Aspects Announces System To Track Reprocessed Personal Protective Equipment Including N95 Masks

Mobile Aspects, a leading provider of software for supply and asset tracking systems in hospitals, has announced a new product to help in the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The company is building off of its 20-year history of delivering systems that help hospitals automate the tracking and documentation of supplies and assets within

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How One Hospital Reduced Their Scope Reprocessing Times By Over 35 Percent

Today’s Sterile Processing Department (SPD) managers function as business operators whose primary objective is to adhere to the highest standards of cleaning protocols. Their role is to focus not only on adherence to disinfection standards and requirements, but to operate with high speed and efficiency as well. Specific to endoscopic procedures, a critical requirement for

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A First Of Its Kind Solution For Tracking, Storing and Charging Vocera Badge Batteries

Many hospitals have implemented the Vocera platform to improve communications and connectivity among staff. The Badges and Smartbadges used with the Vocera platform allow clinical staff, who are typically busy rounding on patient floors and not tethered to a desk, to stay connected to their colleagues and discuss important items via calls or messages. One

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Unnecessary Healthcare Supply Chain Spend Tops $25 Billion

According to a recent survey, unnecessary hospital supply chain spending increased over 10% from 2017 to 2018. The total unnecessary spend across US hospitals reached $25.7 billion in 2018, up $2.7 billion from 2017. The survey, conducted by Navigant, surveyed over 2,000 hospitals. The study also found that the average savings opportunity by reducing unnecessary

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Survey: Health System Profit Margins Up, But Still Below 2015 Levels

According to a recent survey, health system operating margins improved in 2018, but still remained significantly below 2015 levels. The analysis, conducted by Navigant, looked at the financial performance of over 100 large health systems that together own 44% of total hospitals in the US. The survey revealed that the average health system improved its

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New Study Puts Price Tag of US Healthcare Waste At Nearly $1 Trillion

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) estimated the annual cost of waste in the US healthcare system between $760 billion to $935 billion. The study, conducted by researchers at Humana and UPMC, looked at 54 published reports that explored the costs of waste in US healthcare. As this

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How To Use Predictive Analytics In The Hospital Supply Chain

Many hospitals still rely on manual processes or antiquated technologies for managing their expensive supplies and implants. The concept of predictive analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) in their supply chains may seem like a remote possibility, but this doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. Advances in hospital supply chain technologies over the last decade

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How RFID Can Streamline Your Hospital’s Supply Chain

With hospitals turning over every cushion to find new ways to reduce costs without sacrificing quality of care, RFID technology is coming up more often as a worthwhile technology to consider in order to save millions of dollars per year. One of the most effective use cases for RFID technology in healthcare is to track

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