Industry Insights

Quiz: The Price Is Right

October 17, 2019 Quizzes & Polls

Can you guess the average cost for these 10 popular instruments? Test your knowledge and take the quiz!

Poll: Do you use instrument utilization data to justify OR/SPD budgets?

October 16, 2019 Quizzes & Polls

Definition Series: What is Data Integrity?

September 30, 2019 Definitions

The first step of understanding Data Integrity and its importance is to define Data and how it applies surgical operations. Data is information in the form of quantities, characters,…

Quiz: Can you name these surgical instruments?

September 19, 2019 Quizzes & Polls

Definition Series: What is a Preference Card?

August 27, 2019 Definitions

Preference cards operate much like a surgical passport. If an instrument tray or surgical supply is not listed on a preference card, it can’t make its way into a…

Poll: How confident is your team in substituting instruments?

August 27, 2019 Quizzes & Polls

Surgical instrument substitutes can be one of the most frustrating or beneficial aspects of tray assembly and operating room set ups, depending on the state of your count sheet data. So what does your data look like and how is it affecting your team’s confidence in substituting instruments? Share your insights with us!

Does That Unused Scissor Spark Joy? It’s Time to Marie Kondo Your Inventory

August 26, 2019 Tips

Hoarders everywhere shudder at her name. The tycoon of tidy, Japanese organizational consultant Marie Kondo, became a cultural sensation with her how-to books and eventual…

Customer Spotlight: The Impact of Dirty Preference Cards

August 19, 2019 Spotlight

Name: Randalyn Harreld Employer/Position: Former Sterile Processing Manager, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CSPM, CFER, BLS at the Medical University of South Carolina Q: How do “dirty”…

Stringer Things: The 1980’s Called & They Want Their Count Sheets Back

August 16, 2019 Knowledge

The Demogorgon, Mind-Flayer, and Hopper. Specialty neuro instruments for Dr. Johnson’s accessory tray, right? Well, not quite. But how would you know? If you saw…

Surgical Instrument Data 101: What it is and Why it Matters to You and Your Patients

August 16, 2019 Data

Data, data, data, blah, blah, blah…. In today’s digital world, it’s a word that we hear almost every day. But what exactly is data, and…

The Death of Surgeon Preference

August 14, 2019 Knowledge

An Unfortunate and Unnecessary Loss in the Fight Against Rising Supply Costs.

Poll: How often is your tray missing an instrument?

August 5, 2019 Quizzes & Polls

Missing surgical instruments are one of the most frustrating aspects of tray assembly and operating room set ups. So how often do you see missing instruments in your surgical trays? Share your insights with us in the missing instrument poll!

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