1. CSAO Conference Reprocessing: The perpetual Puzzle September 15, 2008*
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CSAO Conference Reprocessing: The perpetual Puzzle September 15, 2008
Surgical Instrument Tracking and Management *

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Why Instrument Management?*
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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? *

6. Why Instrument Management?*
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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? *

7. Why Instrument Management?*
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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? *

8. 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

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

10. 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?

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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?

15. 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

16. 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)

17. Product Demonstration

18. Questions? Please contact: Dwight Hasbrouck Business Development Manager Censis Technologies, Inc