Smart cabinets track and manage medical supply usage Prior to the cabinet’s implementation, the hospital managed surgical equipment manually, tracking usage via paperwork. This method required sta members to complete several steps, including creating paperwork for each event that occurs (for example, an instrument is removed from the cabinet), photocopying the paperwork, and sending copies to the ordering department to ensure replacement inventory is ordered. If not completed properly, the hospital could run out of the tools needed for surgery. To alleviate these administrative pains, the hospital installed the Dyane SmartCabinet, provided by Palex Medical, in its surgery unit, and uses it to store trocars, disposable laparoscopic instruments, pieces of mesh, laparoscopic staplers and oth

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