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fields as quickly as possible, an instrument- tracking system is a virtual necessity. "Surgical administrators want to ensure the supplies and instruments needed in ORs are readily available and in the rooms on time to be used when they're needed," says Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA, FACS, executive director of the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons. "In today's reprocessing environment, if you don't have some kind of instrument-tracking system, you're behind the eight ball," adds William DeLuca, CRCST, CHL, CIS, associate director of the sterile processing department at Mount Sinai West in New York City, an SPD that recently underwent a major rebuild (check out how it went on page 20). With Mr. DeLuca's SPD responsible for 2,000 instrument trays, it's essential for him and his staff to know exactly where the instruments are in the reprocessing cycle. "Any time a tray moves, it's scanned in the system and easy to locate," say Mr. DeLuca. Of course, today's instrument-tracking sys- tems do a lot more than locate surgical instru- ments. They also allow you to: • Gauge efficiency. Mr. DeLuca uses his tracking system to run reports and drill deep into his processes to determine where any inefficiencies may be lurking. These reports 7 4 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0 ®

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