Medline today announced new customer contracts, representing more than 50 hospitals across the U.S., for PrefConnect® , a digital preference card review system to help ensure accurate and complete operating room supply pick lists.
Cloud-based software analyzes and updates what surgeons need in the OR, optimizing efficiencies |
| [09-August-2021] |
| NORTHFIELD, Ill., Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline Industries, Inc. today announced new customer contracts, representing more than 50 hospitals across the U.S., for PrefConnect®, a digital preference card review system to help ensure accurate and complete operating room (OR) supply pick lists.
Preference cards are a surgeon’s personalized “recipe"; a critical checklist of items needed in the OR for a particular procedure. According to research though, these cards are not regularly reviewed, and as a result, only 61% of supplies on a typical preference card are actually utilized during surgery. By applying a proprietary algorithm to continually track, update and make recommendations for surgeon preference cards, Medline’s cloud-based technology solutions partner PrefConnect helps reduce waste, human error and unnecessary time spent obtaining and returning supplies. “The cost of not using an estimated 40% of supplies really adds up. PrefConnect utilizes data analysis to optimize surgical efficiencies, ultimately bridging the gap between supply chain management and OR leadership,” said David Crosswhite, market sales director of Medline Acute Care. PrefConnect currently manages more than 100,000 preference cards with a supply value of more than $2 billion. On average PrefConnect reduced 9 supplies per preference card; with an average cost savings of $63 per card, according to company data. The solution works with all major electronic health record (EHR) systems. “Medline’s ability to form deep relationships with hospitals that go beyond transactional and offer them solutions that drive meaningful operational results has helped us expand PrefConnect’s presence,” said PrefConnect Co-Founder Luis Romero. “We are proud to be able to collaborate with the company to help hospitals transform data into greater efficiencies in the OR.” Visit the Medline Newsroom for a recent interview with Luis Romero on the importance of preference cards in the OR, the challenges of keeping these cards accurate and complete, and how PrefConnect is helping to optimize supply efficiencies. Learn more about Medline’s supply chain solutions at https://www.medline.com/pages/supply-chain/. About Medline About PrefConnect Facebook
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