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Reprocessing
Is your budget being squeezed? We can help
you save real dollars. Paramount Medical has contracted with Ascent
Healthcare Solutions which helps hospitals act more environmentally responsible
and improve the quality of healthcare through more sustainable resource
allocations. This is done by reprocessing (cleaning, testing/verifying,
packaging and sterilizing) and remanufacturing (disassembling, repairing, and
manufacturing) delicate and costly devices that are marketed in North America as
"single use" by the original manufacturer and often needlessly thrown away.
We provide the services to our partners needed to realize improved
sustainability in medical device use:
- Initial assessment of
opportunity to redirect important funds to patient care quality initiatives
- Education of clinical and
support personnel
- Establishment and launch
of collection programs
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Reprocessing/remanufacturing operations
- Program maintenance
- Supply chain improvement
- Materials Management
Information System (MMIS) integration
Our partners include the full range of
hospitals from small rural providers, community hospitals and surgery centers to
large academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, and group
purchasing organizations. We deliver to our partners—including most of U.S.
News & World Report's "Honor Roll" facilities—maximum positive financial
and environmental impact through our innovative medical-device reprocessing and
remanufacturing services.
Their expertise in advanced medical device technology, science-based quality
assurance, and solutions-based clinical implementation, channeled through our
unwavering commitment to patient safety and our partners’ success, has made
Ascent Healthcare Solutions an undisputed leader in improving patient care
through the wise, efficient use of scarce healthcare resources.
Financial
With reprocessing shown to be safe and effective, the next
compelling reason deals with the financial savings opportunity.
Reprocessed SUDs tend to cost only half of new ones and because many
devices are able to be reprocessed more than once (up to five times
in some cases) the cost savings to a healthcare facility can be
substantial.
Every year insurance reimbursements are decreasing, which is
especially concerning in light of a growing population that has an
increasing need for medical service. Therefore it’s the financial
responsibility of healthcare providers to explore cost effective
methods to manage operating expenses and stabilize staff as much as
possible, while maintaining the level of patient care. Reprocessing
is an ideal avenue to accomplish these objectives.
For that reason it is dismaying that such a huge percentage of
the multi-billion domestic market for medical devices is NOT
reprocessed, depriving healthcare facilities of significant capital
that could be directed at enhanced patient care.
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