Impressive recently published results from the Orthopedics department at UAB. Their findings have important implications for hospitals and ASCs looking for opportunities to reduce avoidable costs and improve efficiency.
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OpFlow recognizes that one of the areas of potential improvement for many hospitals is sterile processing and instrument tray management. Based on a few standard reports of your instrument tray usage, we can provide you with a no-cost virtual analysis detailing the opportunity at your hospital.
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Great study published this month by a hospital in Ontario on the cost savings and efficiency gains that can be achieved by optimizing surgical instrument trays.
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Relying on an outdated preference card system that is not supported by reliable disposable supply usage data results in avoidable expense in a myriad of ways. It is time for the operating room to embrace the power of technology to deliver the highest quality and best value care for patients.
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Achieving optimization is only possible when actual usage data are collected in the OR and are leveraged to drive the analytics necessary to invoke meaningful and sustainable change of the outdated preference card system.
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The key differentiators brought forth by OpFlow are actual instrument usage data from your hospital, an analytics-driven approach that leverages best-in-class benchmarks, and a well-defined change management process led by the OpFlow team and seen through until the successful deployment of optimally configured instrument trays into circulation.
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OpFlow provides visibility into the actual usage data and brings forth a carefully-designed change management process needed for performance improvement and supply chain initiatives.
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The excess number of instruments and surplus of trays opened for a case is not a new problem. In fact, it’s been around for a long time and has only continued to get worse at most hospitals.
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By leveraging technology, OpFlow is applying empirical data on actual case-based instrument and disposable supply usage to impart meaningful change to outdated preference card management systems.
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Tune in to this interview to find out how your hospital could use smart data via OpFlow to save over $2.2 million over the next few years by removing excess, unused instruments.
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With the proven OpFlow process, not only are the actionable data points collected and run through our analytics platform, but also a refined approach is implemented by the OpFlow team to ensure that the change is successfully completed.
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The data-driven OpFlow approach dramatically reduces backlog and improves SPD throughput, enhancing both the quality and efficiency of the SPD.
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The OpFlow platform, in partnership with STERIS IMS, provides a solution for each of the factors involved in the management of vendor instrument trays, rendering significant value for both hospitals and vendors.
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Process improvements and cost savings from OpFlow instrument tray rationalization and consolidation enable the funding of SPD quality and standardization efforts.
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Imagine a scenario in which vendor instrument trays could be managed using data-driven lean methodology, within an already established infrastructure for sterile processing logistics.
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There are several major problems with the way that instrument trays from vendors are currently managed. Combined, these factors contribute to significant avoidable expense and inefficiency for the vendor and hospital systems.
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The OpFlow instrument tray consolidation engine brings about another major innovation in solving for the current inability for the surgical supply chain to scale at a rate that supports increased surgical volume.
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The OpFlow data analytics platform has the capability to compare trays for instrument redundancy on a case-specific, service line, or surgeon-basis so that you can consolidate instrument trays.
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