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Texas Health System Successfully Reprocesses N95 Masks Using Hydrogen Peroxide

Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Operational Efficiency, Patient Safety, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

With the US projected to continue to have a shortage of N95 masks for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, several hospitals are testing various methods of sterilizing masks to enable multiple uses. Researchers at the Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center in Houston recently oversaw a series of tests where N95 masks were reprocessed […]

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Ensure Employee Accountability With A Vocera Tracking System

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Many hospitals have implemented Vocera smartbadges throughout their campus in order to improve communication between employees. These devices have become ubiquitous in some of the busiest areas of the hospital to help improve collaboration and reachability. However, due to the sheer number of smartbadges in circulation at some hospitals, tracking and maintaining the devices has

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Academic Medical Centers and IDNs Need To Invest In An Enterprise-Wide Supply Tracking System

Clinical Documentation, Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, Revenue Cycle, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

More than ever, today’s healthcare environment is calling for hospitals and health systems to rein in their costs. With all of the pressures of Covid-19 placed on top of prior concerns such as declining reimbursements and the shift to value-based care, hospitals are quickly looking to reduce costs while maintaining high standards of care. One

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How To Improve Documentation Compliance With A Bloodbag Tracking System

Blood Management, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Operating Rooms, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

Emergency rooms are some of the most hectic workplaces in America. With daily arrivals of trauma patients and other patients in major distress, processes often break down in the face of life-and-death emergencies. In situations like these, hospitals must rely on their established systems to ensure that required documentation and other workflows are completed as

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Several Studies Take A Look At The Effectiveness Of Sterilizing N95 Masks

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As Covid-19 continues to persist in many parts of the country, many US hospitals find themselves struggling to keep up with demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees. Any expected surges of Covid-19 in the fall or winter of this year could potentially lead to hospital workers being put in needless danger of catching

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How An Interface Between Your Inventory Management System and Electronic Medical Record Can Drive Serious ROI

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Many hospitals utilize inventory management software to track the usage of their implants and supplies in order to know when to re-order them. They can also mine this data to understand which products are overstocked or understocked and can update their PAR levels as required. This can lead to an effective and efficient inventory management

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How To Use Data Analytics To Reduce Hospital Inventory By Over 30%

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Many hospitals have access to data from their inventory management systems that allow them to analyze usage trends of individual supplies and implants. In the procedural areas of the hospital, where many items can range in price from $500 to $25,000, the cost of having too much inventory on hand can exceed hundreds of thousands

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N95 Masks Found To Be Effective After Single Sterilization Cycle

Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Operational Efficiency, Patient Safety, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

Many US hospitals are continuing to struggle in keeping up with demands for personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees. With Covid-19 continuing to be a menacing presence in the US, the shortage is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Any expected surges of Covid-19 in the fall or winter of this year could potentially

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Are Joint Commission Inspections About To Get Harder?

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The Joint Commission (TJC) recently received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue on as an Accrediting Organization (AO) for a period of two years. This comes as a blow to TJC, as CMS had previously approved them as an AO for a 6 year term in 2014. TJC has

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4 Methods For Effectively Decontaminating N95 Masks

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With Covid-19 showing no signs of slowing, much of the US healthcare system is suffering from a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for its frontline employees. The shortage is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, potentially leading to hospital workers being put in needless danger of catching the extremely infectious coronavirus. Many hospitals

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