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The company is also introducing an industry-first integration of its point-of-use supply dispensing technology with operating room management information systems. Pyxis ProcedureStation system integration with Picis OR Manager automatically incorporates surgical supply information directly into patient records, which can dramatically improve perioperative clinicians' daily workflow. The ability to chart, charge and reorder with a touch of a button allows nurses to spend less time on non-clinical activities and more time on patient care. Improved charge capture, case billing accuracy, revenue cycle management and case costing processes help promote patient safety, regulatory compliance and an increased hospital revenue stream.

V. Mueller and Snowden-Pencer surgical instruments
Cardinal Health previewed a new product that is coming soon from its line of surgical assist products. A new laparoscopic camera controller will provide surgeons with a new option for holding and stabilizing cameras used in laparoscopic surgery. The new camera controller will help drive efficiencies in laparoscopic surgical procedures.

The company also previewed its second-generation Snowden-Pencer DIAMOND-TOUCH DIAMOND DRIVE instruments coming soon for laparoscopic procedures. The minimally-invasive blue-handled instruments include an ergonomically contoured handle that allows for a variety of gripping positions.

A new module for Cardinal Health's IMPRESS instrument tracking Web-based software program was also unveiled. The module provides a new method for tracking sterilization parameters within central supply locations. This is the latest advancement for the IMPRESS software program, the company's unique software program dedicated to helping improve productivity and capture information to help support infection prevention processes within central supply.

The company also introduced a new Clean Port Kerrison Rongeur for spine and bone procedures from its V. Mueller line of surgical instruments. The new Clean Port Kerrison Rongeur features a flushable port with internal channels that allow it to stay virtually free of bio-burden after every cleaning cycle.

Lean Six Sigma consulting service
The new Value Stream Mapping service uses Lean Six Sigma methodology to help guide hospitals toward increased efficiency by identifying bottle necks within their current processes, material and information flows. Through collaborative communication and systematic evaluation, hospitals can visualize and analyze areas with costly waste and delays, and create blueprints for process improvements using additional Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques.

"From surgical instruments to automation in the O.R. and Lean Six Sigma implementation at our customer sites, our products and services help hospitals improve safety and efficiency during surgeries," said Dwight Winstead, chief operating officer for Cardinal Health's Clinical and Medical Products segment, which is planned to be spun off later this year into a separate publicly traded company named CareFusion. "The O.R. will continue to be an important focus area for the new CareFusion Corporation, which will be among the largest medical technology companies with a primary focus on patient safety."

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