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ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY

presenting the
Holy Cross Hospital Invests 7th Annual
Future of Healthcare Forum
in New Technology Digital Health 20177

Holy Cross Hospital has
acquired the da Vinci Xi™
Surgical System, which further 9 Cutting-Edge 60 Industry
advances the technology used in Speakers peers
minimally invasive surgery.
The da Vinci Xi Surgical all designed to take your healthcare organizatioon to next level...
System has been optimized for
multi-quadrant surgeries in the Cal Austin Daave Meyers
areas of gynecology, urology, Lead Instigator Naational Healthcare
thoracic, cardiac and general Worldwide Innovation Dirrector of Business
surgery. 3 ȴ U H ] Deevelopment
By enabling efficient access Miicrosoft and more...
throughout the abdomen or
chest, the da Vinci Xi System • Tap into the latest digital health initiative
es
expands upon core da Vinci
System features, including wrist- • Improve Patient Experience and Engagem
ment
ed instruments, 3D-HD visuali-
zation, intuitive motion and an • Full day of knowledge and networking
ergonomic design. As with all da
Vinci Surgical Systems, the sur- A Must attend event for ALL Senior Healthcar re Executives!
geon is 100 percent in control of
the robotic-assisted da Vinci Discover how to successfully develop digital ca
apabilities from
System, which translates his/her Industry n of health care. of health care
Industry leaders who are leading the transformation leaders who are leading the transformation
hand movements into smaller,
more precise movements of tiny
instruments inside the patient’s For more info visit www.FOHCF.com and email
body. The Xi System’s immersive jim.mckeen@aajtech.com to request a VIP Pass
3D-HD vision system provides
surgeons a highly magnified
view, virtually extending their Holy Cross Hospital Urologist Dr. Ishai Ross
eyes and hands into the patient. with the Vinci Xi Surgical System.
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Cover Story: ScrubVAULT Monitors

Inventory, Reduces Scrub Loss

Through RFID Technology

Continued from page 1
He added, “The ScrubVAULT system is
technology to monitor hospital equip- unique because unlike other tracking sys-
ment, so it made sense to find a way to tems, it doesn’t rely on weight, so the
transfer its use to scrubs,” explained machine can’t be fooled. Each garment is
Juffre. “Using our proprietary Scrub - unique to us, and each garment has a
VAULT hardware and software, clients can specific tag, so we know who took what
easily keep track of who borrowed scrubs and if it was returned.”
and when they were returned.” Juffre estimates that ScrubVAULT will
ScrubVAULT is a locker with a com- save healthcare systems tens of thou-
pact footprint that securely stores, dis- sands of dollars. “It is not at all expen-
penses and tracks scrubs. The locker sive for the end user,” he explained.
opens with a scanned code that is unique “There are no upfront costs, and clients
to each staff member, allowing them to just pay a low weekly rental fee. They’ll
utilize scrubs tagged with safe, noninva- quickly see savings because of the
sive UHF RFID chips. accountability factor.”
“It’s easy to use and requires minimal ImageFIRST partnered with the
staff training,” said Juffre. “Once it reads University of Miami to get feedback on the
the code, ScrubVAULT walks them right system, which will launch early next year.
through it. They just pick the right sizes, “We’ve been using ScrubVAULT for
and they’re set. And unlike other scrub about six months, and it’s been great,”
dispensers, a person can take two or said Dalmis Boulandier, charge nurse at
three sets, so they have everything they the University of Miami Sylvester Com -
need for the day. They don’t have to keep prehensive Cancer Center. “Our staff
going back.” likes that they can choose individualized
Because ScrubVAULT keeps track of sizes, and we definitely have more con-
how many scrubs were taken, in what trol over inventory.”
sizes, and by whom, it simplifies invento- ImageFIRST is planning to launch the
ry and enables ImageFIRST’s Customer ScrubVAULT system in three major U.S.
Advocates to efficiently stock supplies. markets in January, and plans a national
“We are able to take a very proactive product roll-out within six to nine
approach because this cellular technology months.
gives us real-time information,” said
Juffre. “If a customer is running low on For more information, visit
scrubs or needs scrubs of a particular size, www.Imagefirst.com
we can replace them before they run out.” or call 1-800-932-7472.

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