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Executive Briefing: 34 Ophthalmology Roundtable Q: How complicated were your IOL processes like manag- ing implant and surgical logs? AC: Very complicated. There were so many steps to follow man- ually there was no way to make sure every step was always fol- lowed and everything was accurate. Q: How does the process work now that you have Implant Manager? AC: Once I receive the lenses, I would "receive" them into Im- plant Manager (a simple scan of the barcodes) and file on our shelves. Our front desk team would upload patient information every morning so I could print patient barcodes. When an IOL was implanted I would scan IOL barcode, scan patient barcode and Implant Manager would link the two together. Once all IOLs and patients were linked I could click a button to "bill and replace." At the end of each month we would run a report through Implant Manager to see how many IOLs were implanted. Q: How has the implementation of Implant Manager im- pacted your facility with operational efficiencies? OU: Implant Manager has been a godsend. Every month I check the expiring IOL table, print out the list and ask one of my em- ployees to pull those lenses. We now keep a surgery log with an IOL sticker and patient sticker and I just use that to scan the lenses for "bill and replace" at the end of the day. Even with very large shipments of IOLs it only takes me at the most 10 minutes to scan everything in which is amazing. AC: Implant Manager has made everything much easier. It would take around an hour daily to "bill and replace" IOLs, fax to vendor and attach lens to patient and doctor in our database. Now it takes less than 30 minutes daily to do everything. We are down to only two full-time employees working on IOL informa- tion. Before Implant Manager, there were five to six employees on IOLs. Q: Have you been able to measure the impact, either staff satisfaction or monetary savings such as locating expired product reallocating FTEs elsewhere/reduced staff hours or overall efficiencies gained? AC: Prior to Implant Manager we would spend hours figuring out where a lens went, which doctor implanted what lens and which lens was associated with a specific patient. I would have to spend hours looking at expiration dates of over 4,500 lenses. Now it is a simple click and complete. OU: I have not done an actual study to measure the impact. However, since it was just myself handling the lens situation be- forehand I can tell you it has made a huge impact on myself and my sanity! n "Prior to Implant Manager, we would spend hours figuring out where a lens went, which doctor implanted what lens and which lens was associated with a specific patient. I would have to spend hours looking at expiration dates of over 4,500 lenses. Now it is a simple click and complete." — Anna Conley, of Cincinnati Eye Institute McKesson Medical-Surgical is committed to helping you run a healthy business. That's why we bring you the supplies you need, when you need them, and offer tools that help you drive efficiency, manage costs and enhance patient care – all while providing insights and expertise to guide you through the ever-changing world of healthcare. We deliver the right products and the right solutions so you can address today's challenges, while preparing for tomorrow's.