True Scope of Inventory: How Many Instruments Are We Really Dealing With?

As health systems move to reprocess at a centralized location, the same-day turnover method is no longer an option. There are also considerations for logistics that impact the typical 5-6 hours required to reprocess an instrument set. Current inventory levels may need to be augmented and in today's episode, Bryan provides an initial inventory target to start with as departments think about how to maintain adequate inventory levels. Bryan also shares some important questions to consider as you think about your inventory needs. Tune in now!

💡In this weekly series we're learning from industry expert Bryan Stuart, CCSVP, National Director of Sterile Supply Solutions at Aesculap. Bryan has over 30 years of experience in the medical field and 13 years of operational experience in an FDA-regulated environment as a third party processor of surgical linens and instrumentation. From this, Bryan has developed keen insights into commercially managed reprocessing facilities. For the last 8 years, Bryan has provided consulting services to hospitals to improve processes and instrument tray streamlining. His solutions are driven by hands-on set reviews and data-driven solutions bringing the clinical and processing teams together for a mutually beneficial rationalization of instrument trays and process improvements.

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