CAREER ADVANCEMENT: NETWORKING & EDUCATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL As more and more hospitals recognize that the key to successful patient outcomes rely on the ‘behind the scenes’ aspects of healthcare service delivery, new emphasis is being placed on the sterile processing and supply chain functions. In order to advance, people in these functions need…
HIRING FOR SPD By Weston “Hank” Balch, CRCST, CIS, CHL I’m going to come right out and state the obvious: great SPD technicians don’t typically come knocking on your door when you need one. The general experience of SPD leaders is that we fight for weeks to get a position approved, only to receive a…
SOFTWARE VS SERVICE: MAKING YOUR LIFE EASIER Most hospitals are now awash with software solutions which have been implemented with the goal of greater efficiency and compliance. While most medical software solutions address recognized problems, the full cost of maintaining these solutions isn’t always well understood. If the time to manage the software (and resulting…
The benefits of implementing instrument tracking software are well known with an estimated 50% of hospitals now either using or evaluating some sort of system. But these systems have traditionally focused only on inventory owned by the hospital. With a growing amount of surgical equipment used on a loaner basis, these software systems have not…
Damien S. Berg BA, BS, CRCST There are 3 things that continually haunt sterile processing mangers and departments—Staffing, Productivity and Products. This article specifically discusses how to bring new Products into your department. Many health care systems have robust purchasing departments that guard against waste, focus on standardization/compliance, and of course, secure the best price.…
ReadySet Surgical was recently featured in an article by TechOhio. “People who work in healthcare really want what is best for their patients,” said Kanubaddi. “But they are also extremely busy and work in high-stress environments. It makes sense that lines of communication sometimes get crossed. Once they see that we can help streamline that…
oneSOURCE and ReadySet Surgical today announced the availability of an integration between the two development environments to improve the end-user experience when accessing case-critical sterilization guidelines. The combined capabilities will streamline exchanges between the oneSOURCE IFU Database and ReadySet Loaner and Consignment Management Platform The direct connection between the oneSOURCE IFU Database and ReadySet’s Loaner…
ReadySet Surgical and Microsystems have announced the availability of integration capabilities between the two development environments to improve transparency in the surgical supply chain. The combined capabilities will streamline data reciprocity across both systems and provide a seamless platform for Hospital end-users. The direct connection between Microsystems’ SPM® and the ReadySet Loaner Management Platform…
CINCINNATI—It was the inefficiencies and lack of organization that Keerthi Kanubaddi saw in his 12 years as a surgical device sales rep that led him to develop ReadySet Surgical. Device sales reps are responsible for delivering a surgical device, sterilizing it, having it ready to go for surgery and supporting surgeons and medical staff while…
ReadySet Surgical is dedicated to improving surgical workflow. Our software solutions focus on removing gaps in coordination between hospitals and medical device manufacturers/vendors. ReadySet users gain greater logistical control of surgical procedures that require vendor-managed inventory (10+ million procedures last year). ReadySet is a subscription based SaaS platform. ReadySet is an LLC based in Greater…