Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory improves traceability, workflow and reduces items in stock

The process was time-consuming and increased the risk for human error. In addition, the department had limited visibility of inventory levels, leading to low turnover of inventory on shelves and significant waste.

To optimise the reordering process while freeing up more time for patients, the department implemented a system using GS1 standards for scanning the barcodes of existing items in stock and all newly purchased items. The manual reordering process was replaced with one that was automated with nurses scanning all items that were used. This automatically generated a reordering list. All staff nurses were trained in how to use the new system, old scanners were reconfigured until they worked perfectly and new scanners were purchased.