Fargo, ND - Intelligent InSites, Inc., the leading provider of real-time operational intelligence for healthcare, has announced an integration with Censitrac, the end-to-end tracking and sterilization workflow system from Censis Technologies, Inc.

Censitrac enables hospitals and surgery centers to track and manage the location and history of each surgical instrument used in the facility, including its age, previous procedures, sterilization history, maintenance, and suitability for use. The data captured by the Censitrac system provides valuable information to healthcare providers as they manage and improve their surgical instrument processes.

"Enhanced efficiency, cost containment, and risk mitigation are all traits of today's peak performing operating rooms," said Randy Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer at Censis Technologies. "Our solution ensures surgeons have the right instruments, at the right place, at the right time, which provides means to achieve maximum performance in the OR."
"The integration between the Censitrac surgical instrument management system and Intelligent InSites' real-time operational intelligence platform directly addresses the growing need of healthcare organizations to heighten the degree of interoperability between hospital information systems," said Ralf Mehnert-Meland, Director of Developer/OEM Relationships at Intelligent InSites. "With the real-time data integration capabilities of our software platform, healthcare providers experience more streamlined access to the information they need, improving operational efficiency and positively impacting the process of care delivery."

The integration between Intelligent InSites and Censis Technologies is already being leveraged by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Health Administration, the United States' largest integrated healthcare system, which is deploying Intelligent InSites' real-time operational intelligence platform across 152 VA Medical Centers and seven Consolidated Medical Outpatient Pharmacy facilities.

The Censitrac InstrumenTrac solution, currently utilized by 47 Veterans Affairs facilities, guides sterile processing professionals through proper sterilization procedures; tracks the location, usage and maintenance of every uniquely identified instrument and mobile assets; and interfaces with OR scheduling systems to ensure surgeons have the right instruments when they need them. With Censitrac the reprocessing data and procedure case history for every instrument and endoscope is readily available for root cause analysis. This means the OR efficiency and infection control are aligned, thereby improving the path to patient safety.

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