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Sentinel Events (SE)
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The event is one of the following (even if the outcome was not death or major permanent loss of function unrelated to the natural course of the patient’s illness or underlying condition): Unintended retention of a foreign object in a patient after surgery or other procedure. |
The ORLocate®system supports hospital’s efforts in eliminating sentinel events that occur due to retained foreign objects/ instruments or sponges.
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Environment of Care (EC) |
02-04-01
The hospital manages medical equipment risks.
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The ORLocate®system provides a unique instrument ID that enables the detailed inspections, tests and maintenance surveillance. |
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Infection Prevention and Control (IC) |
02-02-01
The hospital implements its infection prevention and control plan.
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The ORLocate® system provides a unique instrument ID that allows for the most detailed infection surveillance and control once detected. |
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Infection Prevention and Control (IC) |
02-02-01
The hospital reduces the risk of infections associated with medical equipment, devices and supplies.
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Due to the ORLocate® tracking capabilities on an instrument level, the hospital has the advantage of linking infection occurrence to specific surgical instruments and to the specific patients. |
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Information Management (IM) |
02-01-03
The hospital maintains the security and integrity of health information.
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The information stored in the ORLocate®system is highly protected and cannot be manually altered or accidentally erased or destroyed. |
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Information Management (IM ( |
02-02-03
The hospital retrieves, disseminates, and transmits health information in useful formats.
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The ORLocate ®system has built-in automated reports that allow data analysis using the various variables (i.e. staff, schedule, instruments used, counts, etc.). In addition, the system has the ability to interact with EMAR or other IT systems. |
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Leadership (LD) |
03-02-01
The hospital uses data and information to guide decisions and to understand variation in the performance of processes supporting safety and quality.
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The automated reports provide management/leadership with data needed to understand the utilization of instruments, including instruments involved in harm caused to a patient or on a patient w/infection etc. |
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Leadership (LD) |
04-03-09
Care, treatment, and services provided through contractual agreement are provided
safely and effectively.
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The information captured in the ORLocate® system can be analyzed by instrument type, instrument manufacturer, etc. The aggregated data per manufacturer can support the hospital leadership in contractual oversight.
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Provision of Care, Treatment and Services
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02-02-01
The hospital coordinates the patient’s care, treatment, and services based on the patient’s needs.
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The ORLocate®system provides an electronic data platform that enables a continuous information flow while changes in shifts occur or multiple nursing teams are assigned.
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Record of Care, Treatment & Services (RC)
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01-01-01
The hospital maintains complete and accurate medical records for each individual
patient.
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The ORLocate®system allows for complete and detailed information with absolute accuracy. |