PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ClearCount Medical Solutions, a leader in patient safety solutions, today announced an agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group, L.P., (HealthTrust), one of the largest group purchasing organizations in the U.S., to make its SmartSponge System platform available to HealthTrust members.
Under the terms of the agreement, HealthTrust not-for-profit and for-profit acute care facilities, as well as ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and alternate care sites, will have access to the latest and most complete technology to avoid retained sponges.
ClearCount’s Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) based platform is the only technology available that provides a true closed-loop reconciliation of the surgical sponge count. All equipment and RFID tags are validated before use in each case. During surgery, sponges are individually tracked from the initial check-in through the out count. When called upon, the detection wand assists to quickly locate missing sponges. To date, this counting and detection approach has made retained sponges a true “Never Event” in every operating room where ClearCount’s technology has been implemented.
“ClearCount is very pleased to have been chosen for this contract award based on our shared values of providing great patient care while reducing overall healthcare costs,” said David Palmer, chief executive officer of ClearCount. “Our innovative and unique ‘count and detect’ technology provides HealthTrust members with an effective way to improve both patient safety and operating room efficiency.”
About HealthTrust Purchasing Group
HealthTrust
Purchasing Group, L.P., headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., is a group
purchasing organization that supports nearly 1,400 not-for-profit and
for-profit acute care facilities, as well as 10,600 ambulatory surgery
centers, physician practices, and alternate care sites. With an annual
purchasing volume by its members of more than $20 billion, HealthTrust
is committed to obtaining the best price for clinically recommended
products, ensuring their timely delivery, and continuously evaluating
and improving its services to the patients, physicians and clinicians it
serves. The website is www.healthtrustpg.com.
About ClearCount Medical Solutions
ClearCount
Medical Solutions is a leader in bringing innovative patient safety
technology into operating rooms around the world. ClearCount’s
award-winning RFID-based SmartSponge platform provides a complete
solution, preventing dangerous retained sponges during surgery by
individually identifying each sponge for superior count reconciliation
and detection. The SmartSponge technology enhances existing counting
protocols, confirming results and detecting/accounting for missing
sponges to enhance productivity and improve patient safety. To learn
more, visit www.clearcount.com.