Reston Hospital Implements Automated Inventory Tracking Solution to Meet UDI Compliance Regulations and Streamline Tissue & Implant Manage
Reston Hospital Implements Automated Inventory Tracking Solution to Meet UDI Compliance Regulations and Streamline Tissue & Implant Manage
3 PagesCASE STUDY: Reston Hospital Implements Automated Inventory Tracking Solution to Meet UDI Compliance Regulations and Streamline Tissue & Implant ManagementTHE CHALLENGE Reston Hospital was faced with missing tissue grafts and arduous manual inventory processes. Reston was writing off approximately $200,000 per year in missing grafts in the OR. With the announcement of updated FDA and Joint Commission standards, along with the growing costs associated with missing tissue, Reston began searching for a solution that would enable them to automatically track and manage critical inventory. THE UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFICATION RULE (UDI) Joint Commission standards apply to hospitals that store or issue tissue. This includes any areas outside of the clinical laboratory; for example,
