Consider having the ability to compare your hospital’s current instrument tray configurations to a national standard that has been fully optimized.

When compounded on a national scale, the opportunity to reduce unused instruments equates to more than $10 billion over three years that has gone un-addressed until now.

Would your hospital be interested in saving more than $2.2 million over the next 3 years by removing excess, unused instruments?

By applying data-driven lean methodology to the process of instrument tray rationalization, the OpFlow analytics platform delivers immediate and on-going value for hospitals.

The OpFlow Data Services component enables hospitals to compare metrics against their own past performance, that of other hospitals in the same system, and to national standards established by OpFlow.

A key differentiating feature of the OpFlow software service is our sustainment model. We recognize that the value achieved with our process is only retained if instrument tray configurations are prevented from gradually reverting back to their prior state.

OpFlow collects real-time instrument usage data for its analytics platform, yielding powerful guidance for instrument tray rationalization that directly translates into cost savings for hospitals.

Partnership establishes a powerful alliance in delivering value-driven surgical services.

We are collecting real-time instrument usage data in a digital format, so that analytics can be performed rapidly to determine which instruments are necessary for the tray and which can be safely removed. 

These are the instruments removed from 2 instrument tray types in the Vascular service line alone at one hospital using OpFlow. Yes, that’s over 1,200 instruments…

This article highlights the challenge that lies in navigating the immeasurable amounts of data collected by EHRs. A software solution specifically designed for surgical services provides visibility into key data points that yield substantial cost savings by reducing waste and producing opportunities for revenue generation.

This group recognized the unnecessary burden on the OR supply chain that results from excess instrumentation. By applying a Lean model, they were able to provide a cost savings of $2.8 million annually for the hospital, while improving quality.

In this review of almost 300,000 surgeries, longer operative duration was independently associated with increased infectious complications and hospital length of stay, after controlling for procedure and patient risk factors. Enhanced communication and efficiency by modernizing the process will improve patient outcomes.

By conducting a manual audit of preference cards for laparoscopic procedures alone, this group provided $450,000 in annual cost savings for the hospital.

Surgical services generate a large percentage of a hospital’s revenue, but also account for a reported 60% of hospital operating costs. Harnessing the power of OpFlow’s data analytics engine enables the hospital to realize rapid time to value in reducing surgical cost, while also improving the delivery of care.

This study demonstrates the significant potential cost savings possible by reducing turnover time between procedures. Improving insight into the surgical plan and providing a unified communication platform on which the surgeon and OR team can rapidly communicate makes realization of these cost savings possible.

This article succinctly captures the objective of cloud-based software solutions in healthcare. By providing infrastructure that works in the background to streamline the process for providers, there is more opportunity to focus on patient care.

This study demonstrates the power of instrument tray rationalization in providing immediate and downstream cost savings. We have found that conducting a similar process in a data-driven manner based on actual instrument usage will yield significant cost savings across all surgical specialty/service lines.