Insights - Have you encountered these challenges?
- Heavily worn out instruments although they are quite new?
- Discoloration, water spots and corrosion on instruments?
- Condensation in sterile containers?
- A lot of instruments never used in OR?
- Extensive set contents and no overview of the inventory?
- No central data administration through manual documentation?
- High loss of instruments?
- Lack of quality and documentation system?
- Rising cost pressure?
- Increasing need for the latest technology?
- Certification of the hospital or it´s CSSD?
- Planned expansion of case numbers?
- Planned merger of CSSD´s?
Value proposition
Nowadays, all hospitals face the challenge of assuring patients the highest quality treatment and safety, while experiencing increasing cost pressures. Therefore, a tailored methodology to reach the clinical and economical goals in a well-balanced way is necessary for each hospital.
We offer a wide range of consulting solutions which are adapted to each customer’s individual requirements. During the QuickScan as first step these requirements are identified by an experienced team of Aesculap consultants performing a swift evaluation of all relevant aspects of sterile processing in a four day on-site analysis.
Your benefits & outcome
Quality:
- Improved instrument quality
- Less errors in sterilization process
- Increased satisfaction and quality through better qualification of the employees in CSSD and OR
Safety:
- Defined and comprehensive sterilization processes
- Fulfilling of legal requirements
- Reliability for employees and patients
Efficiency:
- Data used for further decision-making and overview of operative cost drivers
- Effective use of personal resources (e.g. no over time) and identification of cost saving potentials
- Detailed implementation of the budget (e.g. purchasing) and specific use of instruments
- Reduction of operational costs
Possible next steps
