Typical Medical Office Re-usables?

[VitruMan725]

We are doing some research and are wondering what one-time use supplies physicians go through on a monthly basis and, how they differ by profession. Obviously there are items like gloves and swabs, but we are looking for obscure ones that non-professionals wouldn't think of.

Is there somewhere where I can find lists of items? Could you guys and gals help me put one together? If you, as a practice owner, had the option of automatic re-ordering on essential on-time use items, would that be something of interest?

I figured this would be the best place to turn to for answers.

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[Winged Scapula]

I don't think you mean "re-usable" because outside of cloth gowns, there arent many items in a medical practice which are used on more than one patient.

 

[gutonc]

I don't think you mean "re-usable" because outside of cloth gowns, there arent many items in a medical practice which are used on more than one patient.

You don't re-use your butterflies and #11 blades? How wasteful.

 

[Law2Doc]

You don't re-use your butterflies and #11 blades? How wasteful.

Just wipe 'em off on a sleeve and they are good as new.

 

[Law2Doc]

We are doing some research and are wondering what re-usable supplies physicians go through on a monthly basis and, how they differ by profession. Obviously there are items like gloves and swabs, but we are looking for obscure ones that non-professionals wouldn't think of.

Is there somewhere where I can find lists of items? Could you guys and gals help me put one together? If you, as a practice owner, had the option of automatic re-ordering on essential re-usables, would that be something of interest?

I figured this would be the best place to turn to for answers.

If you type " medical supplies" on eBay, I bet you will see what there's a secondary market for.

 

[Winged Scapula]

You don't re-use your butterflies and #11 blades? How wasteful.

Chicken feed.

I like to reuse the trochars and brachytherapy catheters; those things are expensive.

 

[Winged Scapula]

If you type " medical supplies" on eBay, I bet you will see what there's a secondary market for.

Seriously. One day a piece of my equipment went missing in the OR and I was grumbling that it had probably been stolen.

The anesthesiologist and I had a good time looking up how much stolen operative trays were going for on eBay and craigslist.

 

[VitruMan725]

I had a brain fart, sorry everyone 🙁. I meant to say "one-time use" items, like supplies, instead of re-usables.

From the responses, it seems like there are a lot of items. Can someone help me out here please?

 

[Mad Jack]

I had a brain fart, sorry everyone 🙁. I meant to say "one-time use" items, like supplies, instead of re-usables.

From the responses, it seems like there are a lot of items. Can someone help me out here please?

That's like asking "what letter of the alphabet do you use on a daily basis?" Pretty much everything is one-time use- in the supply room, we had shelf upon shelf of things, all of them one-time use. Most practices and hospitals have someone who deals with supplies and ensures timely ordering of disposable supplies. Automatic ordering is kind of pointless, as needs change from day to day- you might go through a ton of flu swab kits one month, a bunch of ABG kits the next, etc. Being oversupplied is a pain in the ass, as space is often in short supply, hence why you want to have someone ordering what you need when you need it, rather than an automatic order of certain things coming through.

 

[gutonc]

I had a brain fart, sorry everyone 🙁. I meant to say "one-time use" items, like supplies, instead of re-usables.

From the responses, it seems like there are a lot of items. Can someone help me out here please?

I'm trying figure out your angle here. Who is "we"? What kind of "research" (other than trolling SDN and looking for people to spam) could you possibly be doing?

 

[Mad Jack]

I'm trying figure out your angle here. Who is "we"? What kind of "research" (other than trolling SDN and looking for people to spam) could you possibly be doing?

Probably him and a couple friends trying to figure out how to make money off of the massive market that is healthcare by finding a niche, without factoring in that there's a bunch of massive companies (J&J, KC, and on and on forever) that have crushed them via economies of scale in every niche before they've even begun.

 

[ThoracicGuy]

Probably him and a couple friends trying to figure out how to make money off of the massive market that is healthcare by finding a niche, without factoring in that there's a bunch of massive companies (J&J, KC, and on and on forever) that have crushed them via economies of scale in every niche before they've even begun.

I doubt he's even a medical student. Other posts look to try and put together an instrument package to sell and advertising a pediatric dental job.

 

[VitruMan725]

Not quite lol. I work for tigermedical.com, a medical equipment retailer/wholesaler. We are putting together a disposables category, giving customers the option to automatically re-order supplies on a monthly basis. We have offices that consistently re-order through our site and want to streamline the process. Their accounts will have the functionality of compiling a list of disposables, which are sent out on a specific date every month. Before that date, respective staffs can edit the orders and make sure they receive exactly what they need. The goal is to make the restocking of disposables as easy as possible.

Personally, I'm new to the company and the industry itself, so outside of personal visits to the doctor, I'm still learning the ins and outs of the medical supplies world. Most offices share a similar foundation, but variations naturally occur. I'm not spamming or trolling, simply looking to educate myself. I figured this would be a good place to turn to. Didn't mean to step on any toes.

 

[mvenus929]

The paper for exam tables. Tongue blades. Otoscope tips. Flu swabs and q tips. Urine cups. The little hats you put on the toilet. Needles for immunizations. Fluoride varnishes.

We send out for our lab stuff, so don't need anything super fancy there. But my practice is going to be vastly different from the surgeons, OB, IM, Derm, etc offices.

 

[VitruMan725]

The paper for exam tables. Tongue blades. Otoscope tips. Flu swabs and q tips. Urine cups. The little hats you put on the toilet. Needles for immunizations. Fluoride varnishes.

We send out for our lab stuff, so don't need anything super fancy there. But my practice is going to be vastly different from the surgeons, OB, IM, Derm, etc offices.

Thank you so much for the reply. Its a great place for me to start.

Appreciate the help

 

[Dral]

Develop the medical version of this for us, and maybe we'll talk...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/31/amazon-dash-ordering-button/70747342/

 

[VitruMan725]

Develop the medical version of this for us, and maybe we'll talk...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/31/amazon-dash-ordering-button/70747342/

One step at a time, but thats certainly the end game. We won't let you down