New York Hospital Expands Use of Mobile Aspects RFID Technology in Perioperative Services.PITTSBURGH -- Mobile Aspects announced today that the Department of Perioperative perioperative /peri·op·er·a·tive/ (-op´er-ah-tiv) pertaining to the period extending from the time of hospitalization for surgery to the time of discharge. per·i·op·er·a·tive adj. Services at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has expanded their use of the iRISupply[TM] clinical resource management system to manage medical devices and supplies through radio frequency identification See RFID. (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ) technology. The cabinet-based system is currently deployed in the core central supply area of cardiothoracic surgery Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest). Generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease) and lungs (lung disease). to store, track, and manage the utilization of high cost items such as heart valves Heart valves Valves that regulate blood flow into and out of the heart chambers. Mentioned in: Heart Failure and annuloplasty rings. The organization will expand it's use of the system by deploying additional units to manage implantable medical devices for additional surgical specialties and the ambulatory surgery center ambulatory surgery center A free-standing center that performs various types of surgery . With the additional units, the Department of Perioperative Services will continue it's pursuit of automating the processes of medical device utilization and optimizing their investment in the high cost items. Through the initial implementation of iRISupply, they were able to reduce inventory carrying levels by $230,000. "Our initial implementation of iRISupply to support cardiothoracic surgery allowed us to reach our goals of streamlining inventory carrying costs Carrying costs Costs that increase with increases in the level of investment in current assets. and moving towards a system of perpetual inventory Perpetual Inventory An accounting method of maintaining up-to-date property records that accurately reflect the level of goods on hand. Notes: The current balance of inventory is sustained daily by the addition of inventory to the account when goods are received and the management," shared Martin Dagata, Director of Finance & Business Operations for Perioperative Services. "As we expand the use of the system to additional perioperative specialty areas, we are looking forward to further improvements in our ability to operate more efficiently." The IRISupply system is part of the Mobile Aspects One System of CARE[TM] solution, which uses identification and information technologies to automate processes for clinical resource management by healthcare providers. By automating the storage, tracking, utilization, and billing of clinical resources through RFID, healthcare providers realize enhanced care quality, increased productivity, accurate billing, and significant inventory cost savings. About Mobile Aspects Mobile Aspects, Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a healthcare technology supplier focused on providing an integrated suite of clinical resource management solutions to automate the management of supply, asset, drug and patient tracking through the One System of CARE solution. The cornerstone of these technological capabilities is Intelligent Radio Frequency Inventory System (iRIS(TM)), the industry's leading patent-protected tracking architecture that leverages radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Through this innovative technology, clinicians and other care providers experience a hands free approach to managing the resources used in the patient care process. Mobile Aspects can be found on the web at www.mobileaspects.com. |
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