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Introducing the Helix Tech Suite (Press Release)
We're excited to announce the release of our transformed technology suite products. The Helix tech suite features two revolutionary web-based products, Inventory+ and Workflow+, both of which integrate directly with Helix Mobile — our renamed, industry-leading...
An All-In-One Software Suite to Maintain Accurate Inventory
The most common pitfall of hospital networks’ inventory management systems is a breakdown during asset lifecycle workflows. Whether that’s failure to add complete details for new acquisitions, or to communicate dispositions across all departments, disjointed records...
How Effective is Your Hospital’s Inter-Departmental Communication?
One of the biggest failures we see in maintaining accurate asset inventory is a breakdown in communication between departments. Many hospitals or health systems have a biomed record and a separate financial ledger — these records frequently don’t match, nor do they...
What Does an Ideal Disposition Workflow Look Like?
Every hospital has a process for removing assets from service. But the question is — how efficient is that workflow? We looked recently at how inventory records fall apart due to disjointed disposition workflows. So let’s look at how to actually stay on track and end...
4 Dangers of an Inaccurate Inventory
Capital asset inventory accuracy is important for more reasons than just effective patient care. An inaccurate ledger can leave your hospital open to audit complications. It can create failures in operational efficiency and future equipment planning. And removed...
Why is Capital Inventory So Hard to Keep Accurate?
Many medical systems used decentralized methods to track requests and approvals. But these systems are riddled with cracks where the entire process can fall right through. Some hospitals still use paper forms, which are easily lost in stacks of paperwork. Other...
Break the Never-Ending Cycle of Inventory (re)Processing
How many times have you completed an inventory assessment? Some of our clients have done dozens, and they just don't stick. Why is that? The short answer? Ongoing process compliance. A lot of medical systems use outdated, often paper-driven purchasing and disposition...
Why Is Inventory Processing With Helix Mobile So Powerful?
Using a digital platform for inventory processing and management comes with a lot of advantages. The first is obvious: medical facilities' equipment ledgers can be maintained on a single platform, edited, added to, and shared as needed. Digital equipment lists are...
Why It’s So Important to Understand Fair Market Values
Buying and selling used medical equipment to improve capital budgets requires understanding fair market values for assets. But what exactly does that mean and why is it important? What is FMV? Fair market value (FMV) represents how much an item is worth on the market...
3 Reasons Why Having An Accurate Inventory Is So Important
Keeping costs down can be a struggle. According to Becker’s CFO Report, hospitals’ medical equipment lifecycle (MELC) costs average $93 billion a year. Of these costs, up to 16% will be lost due to inaccurate information and lack of resources. One common weak point is...