The web conference — which will be held on Sept. 30 — will feature speakers from ECRI Institute as well as professionals from hospitals that have had success in tracking endoscopes.
Some methods hospitals use to track endoscopes that will be discussed in the conference include:
1. Etching or labeling the scopes with a unique control number that is stored in a centralized tracking system
2. Applying durable machine-readable labels, such as bar code or radio-frequency identification numbers, to the scopes
3. Purchasing endoscopes with integrated RFID chips and using automated endoscope reprocessors equipped with a chip reader
To learn more about the web conference, click here.
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