Surgical Instrument Management

Health Management Technology, April, 2004

Surgical Instrument Management software helps hospital staff ensure that the correct surgical instruments and trays are available when and where they are needed. Its features include: simplifying the tray assembly process; facilitating reduction of instrument and tray inventories, as well as instrument repair and replacement costs; pinpointing tray status and location; improving utilization rates; automatically alerting staff about deviations in sterilization procedures; and heightening accountability, utilizing industry-standard bar coding, Internet and wireless technologies such as 802.11b, and Microsoft Windows CE operating system for handheld devices, the software allows users to: print count sheets and bar code labels, including exception labels; associate count sheets with unique trays; record sterilization contents, mechanical results and biological/chemical test information; and capture and verify tasks with bar code scanning. Lawson Software, St. Paul, Minn.

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