Preference Card Review Produces Surprising Savings
The results achieved by this group are impressive- cost savings of $100,000 per year for lap chole alone and $450,000 of savings per year after extending that process across other laparoscopic procedures. The key to any initiative of this type is to maintain those savings over time, as we all know too well that the tendency is for items to get added back to the preference card, diminishing the cost savings that was achieved.
OpFlow is designed to perform this process in a digitized and rapidly implementable format. Analytics function at the core of OpFlow, and real-time comparisons can be made to achieve a ‘best-in-class’ preference card across all surgeons and procedures. Pricing visibility for surgeons and OR management is key to effecting change that will continue to produce the best patient outcomes while also providing surgical care in the most cost effective manner.
Taking that one step further, by collecting data of actual disposable materials usage during the procedure, OpFlow provides the ability to make changes to the preference card that are data-driven rather than anecdotal. Most importantly, OpFlow ensures that the accuracy and cost savings derived from those efforts are sustained through an automated audit process.
Now consider the cost savings achieved just by the preference card rationalization process alone, and extend that to include optimization of surgical instrument trays (only 15% of instruments that are opened are actually used!) and then combine that with a group messaging communication platform that unites the surgeon and every member of the surgical team, augmented by an interactive dashboard inside the OR to further enhance clarity around the procedure being performed.
The OpFlow platform leverages all of those components to render dramatic cost savings and improved efficiency for hospitals and surgery centers.