WaveMark provides a hands-free solution that enables Cath Labs, Interventional Radiology Labs, Electrophysiology Labs and operating rooms to optimize their inventory of high-cost consumable devices.

The Challenge: The rapidly accelerating pace of new device introductions, some with time sensitive shelf lives, presents a significant hospital inventory management challenge for clinical and administrative staff. Having the right products, for the right doctors, at the right time, is increasingly complicated and challenging, potentially compromising patient safety, clinical staff job satisfaction and overall productivity.

Clinical environments such as cardiac cath labs, interventional radiology, operating rooms, ophthalmology surgery centers and more are recognizing the need to more efficiently manage and control hospital inventory supplies such as high-value physician preference items.

RFID Healthcare Solution

WaveMark CIMS uses healthcare RFID and network technology to provide hospitals and hospital networks with real-time product visibility to optimize inventory levels and track product usage. With WaveMark CIMS hospital staff can now accurately manage supply levels, easily monitor expired products, and efficiently track product usage. Because WaveMark CIMS is available as a service, it is easily accessible and requires no capital expense or upfront cost.

WaveMark CIMS uses Healthcare RFID to provide targeted and specific benefits to each professional that plays a role in the movement of product within a hospital setting. WaveMark CIMS empowers hospitals, surgery centers and medical professionals to achieve improved operational, clinical, and financial results.

Inventory tech: Easy to use.

Based on direct input from inventory specialists, WaveMark CIMS was designed with you in mind. It’s intuitive and easy to use, even if you have never used a computer! Since the cabinets count your inventory automatically, you can add greater value by tracking down missing items, documenting and reconciling all returns and rebates, and ensuring that all medical devices were accurately charged and accounted for in the clinical documentation of the case. Our Hospital Services team is available upon installation to train you, with most users up and running in a day.

Medical Tech and Procedure Nurses: As simple as a wave!

It is as simple as a wave! Track product usage by simply waving the package in front of the WaveMark CIMS Point of Service reader, and its use is automatically captured and recorded as used in a case. If you don’t use it just put it back on the shelf. It’s that easy!

Nurse Manager: The right products are always available.

Take comfort in knowing the right products will be available for every procedure. WaveMark CIMS takes a physical inventory every 18 minutes and shows you the results on your web browser. You will always know exactly what you have and where it is. With WaveMark CIMS, you can effectively manage the range of physician preference items, putting you in complete control of your clinical area.

WaveMark's hands-free solution lets you focus on what you do best—caring for patients. Feel reenergized in your role with the elimination of clerical tasks such as manually counting inventory.

Procedure Area Director/Manager: Complete visibility and control.

Finally, you can have complete control of your medical device inventory, from the store room, to the procedure room. WaveMark’s RFID technology allows your staff to “see” on hand items so they can easily monitor expired and recalled products, and eliminate stock outs. By monitoring expired items, you will always be ready for a JCAHO visit. Intelligent usage tracking gives you a new tool for reconciling and capturing implant charges, ensuring that your bottom line stays healthy.

Productivity is key in any environment and WaveMark’s simple, yet comprehensive approach to managing the flow of medical devices, makes your department immediately more productive. Even well-run labs can benefit from access to real-time information and control.

Significant savings can be achieved by:

• decreasing par levels based on actual product utilization
• receiving alerts for and finding unaccounted items
• avoiding expired items
• helping track owned versus consigned items
• negotiating favorable contracts with vendors, and more
• Current clients report a typical reduction in on-hand inventory of 20% or greater after only 4 months use.

Purchasing / Hospital Materials Manager: Transparency of product flow.

Whether you are involved at the front- or back end of the medical supply chain, you’ll find installing WaveMark CIMS is an easy decision. With many customers seeing a return in under a year, the financial benefits are substantial. At the same time, clinical users will appreciate your support of a system that makes their job easier. WaveMark CIMS automatically maintains PO information for easy product life cycle tracking.

IT Professionals: No servers to install or manage.

WaveMark maintains and manages your system, constantly updating it with the latest technology at NO additional cost to you. There are no servers to install or manage, minimizing IT staff involvement. Because we maintain the system, you’re insulated from having to make technology-specific decisions and the risk of installing technology that could become obsolete overnight.

Executive Leadership: No capital expense or up-front fees.

Since WaveMark CIMS is available as a subscription, it requires NO capital expense or upfront fees, making the cost of ownership lower. Initial WaveMark CIMS customers report an ROI of 200 to 300 percent -- with positive returns in less than six months. As an added advantage, you will also gain cross-hospital and IDN-level views of your most expensive supplies.

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