• Full instrument tracking
• Process control
• Maintenance of equipment history
• Full cycle history
• Integrates with all the SurgiDat Products
• Said to be "THE EASIEST TO USE SYSTEM AVAILABLE"
• Real-time data process control, for recalls and patient safety.
   

OVERVIEW

SSCATS® (Sterilization Services Costing and Tracking System) is essentially an integrated Production Recording and Costing system, which has been developed to serve as a powerful tool in the Hospital Sterilization environment, where staff are required to accurately record the production of sterile trays and their distribution points while also recording critical tracking and costing information.

SALES, INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT

Australian designed and made, SSCATS® is nationally supported and distributed through Medical Systems Design nation-wide Channel Partner network. Both sales and installation are managed through our qualified dealers, and SSCATS® includes a Software Update Agreement (SUA) which provides 12 months of Help Desk Support and software updates to the program throughout the year.

SSCATS® is a nationally distributed and supported ASNZ4187 compliant Sterilization Costing and Tracking program available throughout Australia.

INDUSTRY COMPATABILITY – ASNZ4187 2003

SSCATS® supports the ASNZ4187 2003 standard and allows for the recording of all critical information required for compliance with this standard.

In addition to this standard, SSCATS® provides critical industry standard cost information, essential for timely and effective management of Sterilization Departments.

MULTIPLE COST CENTRES AND COST GROUPS

SSCATS® is able to maintain production and distribution costing for multiple machines producing sterile instruments for multiple distribution points in small or large hospital environments.

Almost un-limited numbers of production/inventory items or instruments may be entered into SSCATS® and support grouping of costs against sub groups such as Consumables, Stock, On Costs and Labour, with the ability for additional user defined categories to be added.

SSCATS® can then easily produce those all important Reports and Statistics for individual cost centres, or as a summary of the production and distribution costs and services for the entire sterilization department.

TRAY AND INVENTORY DATABASES

Comprehensive facilities are available to record important kit and inventory details. SSCATS® provides the ability for each sterilization department to tailor the software so that database contents reflect the particular hospital or department. Within this flexibility, SSCATS® maintains the requirements of the ASNZ4187 2003 standard, and qualifies much of the data, ensuring accurate data entry and reporting by your agency.

EQUIPMENT VALIDATION

SSCATS® provides easy-to-use windows based forms for the complete entry of all validation tests carried out on sterilization equipment, and records this information for later reporting as required by management or internal/external audit

BAR CODE TECHNOLOGY

SSCATS ® fully support the use of scanners to enter item codes thus minimizing keyboard skill requirements for operators. This is a critical time saver in training of staff who often does not have high levels of computer skills. Bar code technology with scanners can be used in both the production and distribution processes to significantly speed the recording of loads.

PRODUCTION RECORDING

SSCATS ® provides a powerful and easy-to-use windows based data entry facility for recording all necessary information for each load that is passed through a machine, such as a sterilizer or washer.

As the information for the load and its contents are recorded, SSCATS® automatically records the detailed and total cost of the contents of the load.

All of this information is then available to both staff and management in both printed and on screen reports.

DISTRIBUTION RECORDING AND TRACKING

SSCATS® includes a one button press distribution recording capability which automatically records where the load was sent (what department/ward), what the load contained, and how much the load cost.

This powerful facility provides hospital administrators with that all important management capability to isolate cost and manage budgets effectively.

This capability also included the critical ability to track where each individual load, and if required, each individual instrument/tray has been distributed, the date it was distributed and who used it. This provides sterilization departments with critical tracking technology for both internal and external audit purposes.

REPORTS AND STATISTICS

SSCATS® has a powerful set of analytical reports, with reporting parameters that assist operators in getting just the right detail for the department or statistical reporting to management and external auditors This is where the real cost savings of SSCATS® take place, as reports and statistics are easily generated by the system, from the daily activities that are entered into SSCATS®.

The Reports and Statistics are available in either Detailed, Standard or Summary format.

SSCATS® open database format (ODBC) also allows technical staff of a department to easily produce specific agency related reports by using popular reporting packages such as Microsoft's Office suite, or Seagate's Crystal Report Writer.