This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Rick Wells, President at SolutionWells, LLC, which is a consulting company that engages with hospitals and businesses to help identify and reduce unnecessary costs. Rick is an Experienced President with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry for 31 years.
Segment 1 – 03:00
- Rick’s Career Background
- Reducing Human Error
- Transportation and “Non-critical touches”
Segment 2 – 19:55
- Altru Hospital Custom Tray Study
- Reduced Repair Spend 32% in the first 3 months
- Instrument Failure Rate – Reduced from 18% to 3%
Segment 3 – 37:05
- Root Cause Analysis
- Reducing Repair Occurrences
- Creating A Sustainable Environment
- Articles Referenced in this episode:
- HPN Article – Altru Hospital Study
- Vendor Vantage Article: Why ‘business as usual’ is bad for business – and the bottom line
Join us next week when our guest will be Mary Ann Drosnock, Manager of Clinical Education for Endoscopy with Healthmark Industries.