As ambulatory surgery centers look for ways to keep up with the increasing demand for their services, they must of course continue to implement best practices in compliance with regulatory guidelines. Fortunately, TIDI Products offers an extensive range of field-proven, standardized product solutions engineered to help ASCs stay compliant while supporting their time management efforts.
Our TIDIShield® Transport Cover, for example, is a post-case back table containment cover designed to be used during the transport of biohazardous material from the surgical suite to decontamination. This impermeable red cover with biohazard symbols (shown below) complies with guidelines published by AORN,1 OSHA,2 and AST3 for identifying biohazardous material during transport.
Manufactured for use with a broad array of surgical back tables, carts, and ring stands, the TIDIShield Transport Cover features an elastic perimeter and is available in five different sizes.
To determine the impact the TIDIShield Transport Cover can have in ambulatory surgery centers, TIDI Products conducted a case study over the course of several months at two ASCs in the upper Midwest. During the study, the transport/containment product was used for 138 cases.
A few weeks into the study, we asked nine clinicians at one of the facilities, an ASC in Wisconsin, to rate their perceptions of the TIDIShield Transport Cover pertaining to a number of potential performance benefits. Among the survey items were evaluative statements associated with time savings and confidence provided by the product.
Between nearly 90% and a full 100% of the clinicians expressing an opinion either agreed or strongly agreed with each of the statements below.
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Clinician comments from ASC User Survey Round 1: “We use [the TIDIShield Transport Cover] every day for every case.” “Simply and effectively serves its required purpose.” “Great product.” |
Later in the case study, 13 clinicians at both participating facilities, the ASC in Wisconsin as well as an ASC located in Ohio, were asked to complete another user survey. Once again, respondents rated their perceptions of the TIDIShield Transport Cover regarding various potential performance benefits, such as time savings and confidence provided by the product.
Ratings associated with several of the evaluative statements in the survey are presented below.
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Clinician comments from ASC User Survey Round 2: “Better coverage with elastic.” “Can’t miss the red shower cap.” “It’s very red.” |
We invite you to find out more about the TIDIShield Transport Cover and to request a free sample of this easy-to-use, standardized transport/containment product: