CSAO Conference Reprocessing: The perpetual Puzzle September 15, 2008 * 4/24/201707/16/96 CSAO Conference Reprocessing: The perpetual Puzzle September 15, 2008 Surgical Instrument Tracking and Management *

Discussion Topics Introductions What is Instrument Management? Why Instrument Management? What is the Return on Investment for Instrument Management? What to think about when purchasing an Instrument Management Solution

What is Instrument Management? Solution to Manage Your Workflow Count Sheets (Picklists) Peel Packs Sterilizer Records Loaner Trays Inventory Locations Trays Case Carts Individual Instruments Mobile Equipment

What is Instrument Management? Solution for “Business Intelligence” Reporting Tools Container Information Employee Productivity Inventory Throughput Process Management Case Tracking (Infection Control) Instrument Information Sterilizer Records

Why Instrument Management? * 4/24/201707/16/96 Why Instrument Management? CS Benefits Reduce unused instruments in trays New employee training Introduction to Censis (brief background of the company) Identifying Client Needs (what people told us in Censis market surveys and focus groups about their surgical instrument and tracking needs) The Censis Solution (what we developed to address those needs) Customer Value (how clients told us they value the solution) Other client objectives/expectations from meeting? *

Why Instrument Management? * 4/24/201707/16/96 Why Instrument Management? OR & CS Benefits Reducing lost (or misplaced) instruments Prioritizing workload Instrument repair and maintenance Accurate tray assembly Locating inventory Tracking/fixing Quality Issues Loaner tray management Improved communication Meet Regulatory Requirements Introduction to Censis (brief background of the company) Identifying Client Needs (what people told us in Censis market surveys and focus groups about their surgical instrument and tracking needs) The Censis Solution (what we developed to address those needs) Customer Value (how clients told us they value the solution) Other client objectives/expectations from meeting? *

Why Instrument Management? * 4/24/201707/16/96 Why Instrument Management? Infection Control Case Tracking Functionality Track individual instruments to Patient Case Introduction to Censis (brief background of the company) Identifying Client Needs (what people told us in Censis market surveys and focus groups about their surgical instrument and tracking needs) The Censis Solution (what we developed to address those needs) Customer Value (how clients told us they value the solution) Other client objectives/expectations from meeting? *

What is the Return on Investment for Instrument Management Annual Instrumentation Cost Savings Instrument Maintenance and Repair Cost Savings OR Time Savings The Cost of Quality SPD Training Time SPD Productivity Infection Control

What to Think About When Purchasing an Instrument Management Solution Is the solution easy to use? User Friendly? Intuitive Flow?

What to Think About When Purchasing an Instrument Management Solution What Level of Instrument Management should we start with? Evaluate your own department! Use a “scaled”, gradual approach of implementation OR Start out with full blown “tray level” or “instrument level” tracking?

What to Think About When Purchasing an Instrument Management Solution What about the pre-implementation work? Data conversion? Hardware ordering?

What to Think About When Purchasing an Instrument Management Solution Is there adequate training provided? How many weeks? Does the training involve all employees trained by vendor? Be aware of potential for too much responsibility left to the hospital

What to Think About When Purchasing an Instrument Management Solution Can the solution interface with other applications (ie. Sterilizers and/or OR scheduling)? Electronic documentation of sterilizer loads Paperless record keeping Import daily schedule and preference card information Prioritization of processing workload

What to Think About When Purchasing an Instrument Management Solution Can the solution track individual instruments - and do we need it to? Can our issues be solved at the “tray level” of tracking? What is the cost of marking individual instruments? What method does the vendor use to mark instruments?

What to Think About When Purchasing an Instrument Management Solution What does this mean for the hospital IT department? When should we involve IT? Is the solution web-based or client-server? Advantages of a web based system: Remote support Upgrades installed automatically Uptime guarantee Low maintenance for hospital IT department

Instrument Flow 2. Assemble the Instruments using the Touch Screen 1. Scan the Tray 7. Scan case cart to decontam location 6. Scan case cart to OR location 3. Build the Load 5. Scan Containers to Case Cart or Sterile Storage 4. Assign load to sterilizer (CA)

Product Demonstration

Questions? Please contact: Dwight Hasbrouck Business Development Manager Censis Technologies, Inc. 615-397-1912