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Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
A basic tenet of any quality program is that you have to measure what you want to improve. Blood flow is outcome-critical in all vascular surgeries: a CABG graft must carry adequate flow with a strong diastolic component; during intracranial aneurysm clipping surgery blood deprivation to an area of the brain causes intraoperative stroke; the ratio between portal and hepatic flow in liver transplant surgery is critical to organ survival, et cetera. You can make these critical measurements with Transonic Flowmeters.
Avoid Re-Operations
Re-Ops are costly, and not reimbursed by the patient’s insurer. Whenever intraoperative flow measurement alerts the surgeon to a flow-limiting problem that can be corrected during surgery, re-operation is avoided and money is saved.
Reduced Liability Insurance Rates and Exposure to Lawsuits
In the increasingly litigious environment, postoperative complications create exposure to malpractice litigations, and to law suits increasincreasing liability insurance rates. Documentation of vascular patency at the end of surgery provides strong confirmation that a surgery was performed correctly.
Best Clinical Practices
Competition for patients has made public relations a part of healthcare. Surgical failure rates are published in many states, and hospitals with the best reputations for positive patient outcomes attract more patient customers. Transonic Flow-QC helps the hospital maximize and document positive outcomes, while conforming to the best clinical practices and savings.
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