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have to continue to be innovative to stay on top of supply chain challenges.” Nageotte points to storage organization and orientation as mak- ing a difference.


“It starts with understanding your storage needs and goals, and


then selecting the right equipment to create the fleibility and ver- satility needed, and then wrapping good Lean processes around the solution,” she advised. “You may have heard of terms such as ‘visual management’ or ‘Kanban’ – all good tools to ensure that supplies are easily found, easily accessible and easily replenished. specially now, with everyone eperiencing staff shortages and high turnover, having the right storage solution with good pro- cess around it helps create better communication, more efficient training, and happier employees, which ultimately assists with employee retention.”


Critical Care and Supply Chain must collaborate on this, Nageotte encourages.


“It’s important that the solution work for everyone,” she said. “Supply Chain needs a system that supports accurate PAR levels and quick replenishment, and nurses need to be able to find inventory quickly and when needed. Good communication and a visually managed system [are] the link between the two.” For Coombs, healthcare providers and clinicians alike must be able to pivot to alternatives.


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“Many ‘first steps’ have been undertaken, which includes development of new policies for the use of alternative use devices that can supplement a device fleet subect to  approval for alternative use or emergency-use-only provisions,” he indicated. ne such eample in response to the  alternative-use decla- ration was the use of anesthesia machines as critical care ventila- tors. While this is out of the normal realm of operations, having a pre-approved policy and procedure in place will streamline a practical solution. rger created a resource library of documents that hospitals


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rely on for such alternatives including alternative devices, oygen consumption calculators, and policy statements to support hospi- tal’s decision making,” he continued. “In some states, local govern- ments have also mandated a 90-day supply of items such as PPE to prevent supply shortages and maintain safety of healthcare staff.” The overarching mentality involves the phrase “future proof,” according to Wittwer. he pandemic reinforced the importance of future-proofing’ hospitals,” he observed. “Looking ahead, I hope to see hospital leaders take a more proactive approach and reach out to technol- ogy vendors like Ascom to address their clinical communication challenges now, before they snowball into larger concerns down the road. Because no two hospitals are alike, Ascom also envisions stakeholders like CNOs, CIOs and clinical IT departments playing a greater role in the software design process for their facilities.” Process and technology standards adoption and implementation


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goes a long way, too, according to elly eist, anaging irector, Ascom Americas. ow that maor advancements in imaging and electronic medical records are universal, we need to focus on using technology to benefit the care providers and the patient through improving workflows, collaboration and communications, Feist said. “Only a small percentage of hospitals in the U.S. have implemented these kinds of solu- tions in a holistic way, so there is an opportunity for technology solutions to tie it all together for them.” HPN


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