In the interest of protecting patients, one of the Medical Devices Act's (Medizinproduktegesetz - MPG) requirements since 1998 has been the complete documentation of medical devices used.
Medical practices must always be able to provide evidence of any appointments for treatment, as well as supplier, manufacturer, and product data, including the exact batch number of preparations used, on a patient-by-patient basis. Furthermore, the material safety data sheet and instructions for use must be available for every product.
Supervisory authorities are verifying that these obligations are satisfied more and more frequently. Failure to comply with the record-keeping obligations can result in stringent penalties. Litigation can even jeopardise the future of a practice. DIOS MP is a powerful software package that takes over annoying manual inventory management duties. On top of that, you always keep track of your medical device inventory.
Proper hygienic reprocessing of medical devices places considerable demands on the ability of personnel and the efficiency of the procedures used. Instruments must be cleaned, disinfected, and sterilised in accordance with the closely defined standards of the Robert Koch Institute. Moreover, the rules of the Protection against Infection Act (Infektionsschutzgesetz - IfSG) and employer's liability insurance associations must be complied with, among other things. Those standards can only be realised with automated procedures that can be validated, as well as perfectly hygienic sterile packaging. Modern container systems provide the high level of dependability required. And now DIOS MP assists in the management of these time-saving, highly future-proof reusable systems, too.
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Before storing or distributing across treatment rooms, the medical devices delivered are recorded at a PC workstation. Here, much of the data can be imported directly from the packaging using the HIBC.
In treatment rooms with PC, devices used on the patient are conveniently recorded using the wired scanner. Open the patient's screen, scan the DIOS MP labels, done.
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In treatment rooms without PC, patient data and consumed items can be read from the DIOS MP labels using a portable hand scanner.
The collected data are transferred from the hand scanners to the DIOS MP database at a central PC station at the end of each workday.
DIOS MP provides all the features needed for complete documentation of the reprocessing of your medical devices in shrink-wrapped single packages. The log files for cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation devices capable of being validated can be imported into the database directly from the machines or via data carrier. After passing through the autoclave, the main data for the sterilisation process are added to the packaging by means of bar code.
DIOS MP indicates that re-sterilisation is necessary when the preset expiry date is reached. When instruments are used in the operating room, reprocessing information can be associated with patient data and name of user, and permanently archived in the database using the bar code on the packaging.
Proper, legally sound reprocessing of medical devices places considerable demands on the personnel, the equipment used, and the organisation of work processes. Besides the relevant guidelines of the Robert Koch Institute, many other obligations and rules must be observed.
Compared to single packages, reprocessing entire instrument sets in baskets is significantly faster and more effective. Documentation of the reprocessing logs by container and recording application on the patient are significantly less time-consuming. In addition, trays can be reused any number of times, damage to the packaging by sharp instruments is precluded, and sterile items have a shelf life of many weeks. Moreover, the use of external service providers is only possible with reusable systems. The container is the future. And DIOS MP is the ideal partner for sterile item management using tray systems.
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