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Are Your Physician Preference Cards A Recipe For
Success Or A Recipe For Disaster?
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Preference cards refer to a detailed list of surgeons' preferences to finalize a specific
procedure. They majorly contain the instruments that a surgeon requested or needs
and supplies such as physicians' preferred items, implantable devices, and suture
materials. The preference cards also give pictures and diagrams for table set up and
room set up. Whenever a preference card is inaccurate, it can have adverse effects
such as:
1. High costs of Supply and Labor
Wrong information may confuse and lead to a disorganized area. There will be
unnecessary supplies, contaminated supplies, and unused or opened supplies on
the table. Additionally, the supplies picked on case carts may be unavailable for
other needs, resulting in overstocking and overordering.
2. High Cases of Patient Safety Issue
The circulating nurse may be forced to leave the operating room to go and get the
supplies that may not be present on the operating card. Hence the operating door
will be opened several times. Thus, the patient may contact some infections that are
present on the site. There will also be longer patient anesthesia due to the time the
nurse takes to go and retrieve the items.
3. High Procedural Costs and Lower OR Throughput
The cost is calculated according to the amount of time a patient stays in an
operating room. When the nurse keeps leaving the room to get the supplies, there
will be an increase in the operating cost and an inability to raise case throughput in
the operating room.
4. Increased Staff and Surgeon Dissatisfaction
Since some equipment may not be present on the preference cards, the circulating
nurse and surgeons may feel overwhelmed. That may reduce their effectiveness
since some tools aren't readily available, thus delaying their processes.
On the other hand, having accurate data on the physician preference cards leads to
increased performance and great results. However, to accomplish this, you need:
• A fully integrated supply chain management software that has barcode scanning at
its point of use.
• Nursing compliance in applying technology required to get supply consumption.
What is the Purpose of the Provider Preference Card?
Provider preference cards mainly document each physician's preferences to ensure
excellent patient care. Physicians love to get information on where, when, and how
they like it, eliminating unnecessary visits and phone calls.
When you have these two things in place and leaders can give surgeons
quantitative information (objective and precise data), updating preference cards is
the main thing you need to do.
A preference card can serve as a tool for disaster or success. Disaster only occurs
when it has inaccurate data or isn't updated with the changes. It can also bring
success if it's accurate and up to date. That saves the circulating nurses the time
they spend moving from the operating room to go and bring forgotten supplies. If
you have challenges optimizing your preference card, we can help you. Our team is
readily available and will sort you out quickly. Get in touch with us today.
Public Last updated: 20220204 02:50:20 AM
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