American River Medical was asked to provide isolation solutions for the Emergency Department of this hospital. We utilized a combination of mobile and fixed wall solutions.

Isolation Cart Excellence. Both of these isolation rooms in the Emergency Department utilize a combination of mobile and fixed storage solutions for isolation supplies

Isolation Cart and Fixed Isolation Wall Supply Storage converge for a True Solution.

To learn more about Isolation Carts, Isolation Wall Solutions, or all things medical carts please visit the #1 Google ranked medical cart blog, cartadvocate.com

About – American River Medical is the west coast medical cart and storage leader for the industry’s leading manufacturers and suppliers. We are focused and purposeful in serving clients’ complete medical cart and storage experience. Our commitment to clients is demonstrated through service centered representation of only the best brands. American River Medical’s cart and storage systems improve quality of patient care through optimized storage of equipment, supplies, medications, and data. ARM’s core competency in carts and storage combined with value-add services and strategic partnerships deliver a proven, unique, and refreshing value proposition. True Solutions.

This Anesthesia Cart provides abundant, controlled, mobile, and optimized anesthesia supply storage – American River Medical.

Anesthesia Cart medication drawer supply storage is controlled, optimized, and mobile – American River Medical

In the surgery suites the Anesthesia Cart really plays three primary functions for the Anesthesiologist or CRNA (Certified Nurse Anesthetist): 

• Access Control
• Mobility
• Supply Optimization

Anesthesia Cart supply storage is controlled, optimized, and mobile – American River Medical

The access control on the anesthesia cart must provide security for the contents of the cart while simultaneously giving authorized users access. It should be pointed out that this is “Critical Access” as the patient is sedated and/or anesthestitized during the procedure and quick and direct access is literally a life or death matter. The anesthesia cart itself will typically have dual credentialed access. This means that one credential is required to access the cart itself, while a secondary access credential is required to access the medications and narcotics. This feature allows the benefit of staff to access and restock the non substance controlled supplies and equipment without having access to the controlled substances drawer(s) of the cart. 

Once the primary access credential has been utilized to access the main cart, the anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist may provide a secondary credential to access the medications, narcotics, and controlled substance area of the anesthesia cart. 

Primary and secondary credentials can be Keys (key plus core lock), numeric codes or sequences entered into an electronic keypad, or RFID proximity cards presented to a reader integrated with the anesthesia cart. In the early years of this millennial there was a wide spread adoption of the proximity cards for anesthesia cart access control. However this trend has reversed in the last five years due to the laborious processes involved in maintaining user databases for the cards. Temporary anesthesia groups may be contracted one year and gone the next, anesthesia technician staff turnover is frequent, and another factor is the replacement of lost or misplaced cards. The hard costs of implementing the proximity card feature as well as the soft costs of operationally maintaining the compliance of that feature have caused a trend back toward the electronic keypad and numeric sequences assigned to individual users. The electronic keypad numerical sequence seems to provide the best of both worlds in simplicity and compliance. 

Mobility 
The anesthesia cart give the supplies, equipment, and medication mobility. Mobility gives the surgical department three primary options for their Anesthesia Cart Systems. 

1. Mobile Anesthesia Carts allow for a Anesthesia Cart Exchange System. A surgery department with ten suites may have twenty to twenty four anesthesia carts. The anesthesia technicians are reconciling the supplies in the carts from the prior days use, and “Exchanging” them at the end of the day. Thus the surgical suites have brand new reconciled anesthesia carts with complete supplies at the ready to start their day’s surgical procedures. Then they restock the other ten to twelve carts to switch out at the end of that day. This requires increased PAR levels of anesthesia equipment, supplies, and medication, but makes for a seamless and continual use of anesthesia carts fully optimized for patient care. 
2. Mobile Anesthesia carts allow for a Multi-Use Anesthesia Cart System. In contrary to the anesthesia cart exchange system, some surgical departments with the same ten suites may only utilize seven to eight carts. In some instances surgical suites are not used concurrently and therefore there is no need to have the sum of anesthesia carts equal to the sum of surgical suites. A multi-use anesthesia cart system provides the benefits of reduced PAR levels of supplies, equipment, and medications. When a procedure is completed in one suite, the anesthesia cart can be rolled into another suite that is about to be operated in. They can also all be rolled into the anesthesia room at the end of the day for restocking, and then rolled back into the specific suites where the first procedures of the following day will take place. 
3. Mobile Anesthesia Carts may also provide for Physician Specific Anesthesia Cart Systems. Physician Specific Anesthesia Cart Systems provide for each anesthesiologist (or CRNA) to have their own specific Anesthesia Cart. Anesthesiologist have a critical role in patient surgical outcomes. A Physician Specific Anesthesia Cart System empowers them to individually optimize their own cart on a day to day basis, maintaining one hundred percent accountability for their practice. In this system you may see a potpourri of different cart types, manufacturers, and even premier sound systems which often play anything from Johann Sebastian Bach to Pink Floyd for a tranquil operating environment. 

Supply Optimization 
Anesthesia Carts provide for anesthesia supplies, equipment, and medication to be optimally stored in a logical orientation. This includes syringes, needles, medications, tracheal tubes, oxygen masks, and much more. The cart represents individual storage compartments in the way of drawers (which have additional subdivided trays and dividers), Clear Tilt Bins, shelves, and a worktop surface. Having all of their necessary “Tools” at their disposal, organized, and yet in one comprehensive location enhances their ability to deliver optimal care to the patient during surgical procedures. 

Avalo Anesthesia Cart supply storage controlled, optimized, and mobile – American River Medical

Summary

Anesthesia carts provide access control, mobility, and supply optimization. American River Medical has the expertise, resources, and experience to learn about your Anesthesia Cart System and offer a custom tailored True Solution to fit your needs. Critical care requires critical procedures, protocols, and systems. Old and outdated anesthesia carts may contaminate supplies, jeopardize compliance, prevent optimal delivery of care, or all of the above. An Anesthesia Cart Refresh with American River Medical may be just what the doctor ordered. 

To learn more about anesthesia carts or all things medical carts please visit the #1 Google ranked medical cart blog, cartadvocate.com 

About – American River Medical is the west coast medical cart and storage leader for the industry’s leading manufacturers and suppliers. We are focused and purposeful in serving clients’ complete medical cart and storage experience. Our commitment to clients is demonstrated through service centered representation of only the best brands. American River Medical’s cart and storage systems improve quality of patient care through optimized storage of equipment, supplies, medications, and data. ARM’s core competency in carts and storage combined with value-add services and strategic partnerships deliver a proven, unique, and refreshing value proposition. True Solutions.

Point of Care Refresh with Capsa Solutions Rubbermaid Healthcare and American River Medical

Point of Care Refresh with Capsa

El Dorado Hills, CA USA – Point of Care Refresh with Capsa Solutions Rubbermaid Healthcare. American River Medical performs “Mobile Computing Fleet Analysis” for hospital information system and nursing informatics teams in hospitals. This provides and indepth report of their existing technology platforms utilized to power their EHR’s.

Mobile computing carts and workstations continue to play the most vital role for hospital EHR technology platforms. Mobile computing carts are powerful, mobile, ergnomic, and intuitive. Healthcare professionals constantly utilize their carts for EHR management and optimal patient care.

The Problem

The current problems is an age old problem of the technology curve: Obselesence. Since the mandatory implementation of Electronic Healthcare Records (EHR) circa 2012 many hospitals are experiencing mobile computing fleets that are simply outdated, underpowered, and aesthetically used and abused. EHR is paramount to patient care outcomes in the following ways:

• Patient healthcare record data access and input 
• Medication Administration and Dispensing
• Revenue Charge Capture

Collectively these represent major character roles in any successful healthcare setting. The paramount function of patient healthcare record data collecting and access, medication administration and dispensing, and revenue charge capture requires a technology platform that can exececute at speeed and accuracy of today’s modern age.

Outdated point of care technology platforms are burdensome on hospital information system teams. Thus, outdated mobile computing carts are not only inhibiting a hospital’s ability to perform they are costing them valuable resources in ongoing deferred maintenance and operation.

The Solution

Performing as an individual team, point of care mobile computing carts and workstations are the empowering trifecta. They empower clinical healthcare professionals,  hospital pharmacy staff, and EHR patient record and billing staff. How your point of care mobile computing fleet executes these functions directly impacts a hospitals ability to deliver optimal patient outcomes and the bottom line.

Point of Care Refresh 2017

Hospitals engage American River Medical to perform “Mobile Computing Fleet Analysis.” With a team approach from our product manufacturer Capsa Solutions Rubbermaid Healthcare we provide hospitals with a comprehensive analysis that includes detailed focus on performance, power, compliance, technology interface, and ergonomics. By performing this analysis we demonstrate where a hospital’s mobile computing fleet has been, where it is now, and what it looks like in the future along the same path or with a “Refresh” of new technology in the form of an advanced fleet of mobile computing carts.

Hospitals that practice continual improvement in patient care and outcomes will review their EHR interface technology. The mobile computing cart and workstation is the pinnacle hardware technology interface in that equation.

Contact American River Medical to schedule your Point of Care Refresh with Capsa Solutions Rubbermaid Healthcare today by calling 1-8hundred-2eight5-twenty3hundred or emailing here and scheduling your Mobile Computing Fleet Analysis

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1. Large supply storage capacity

2. Complete supply visual transparency

3. Modular configurations

Our “Mobile Solution Spotlight” for August 2015 is the Supply Exchange Cart. Among many benefits the supply exchange cart offers a large storage capacity, complete visual transparency of supplies with a single access point, and modularity for the customization of your storage needs today and the evolution of your storage needs for the future.

Supply Exchange Cart – American River Medical’s “Mobile Solution Spotlight” for August 2015.

1. Large supply storage capacity – The nature in size of supply exchange carts allow for more items to be stored. More isn’t always better, especially in the realm of optimized storage. An anesthesia supply room crammed with “Stuff”, isn’t a functional storage system. However – the supply exchange cart makes a strong case for capacity. Capacity is only a function of optimized storage – it cannot in and of itself create optimized storage – just more storage. To be optimized storage, the supply exchange cart must represent an increase in storage capacity and the ability to stock, access, and pull supply items readily. Supply Exchange Carts accomplish this with an exoskeleton body, that is large, yet still mobile. Having more supplies as a function of it’s utility near the carts POP (point of purpose), means less restocking and replenishing. This increase in capacity functions really nicely – whether utilized in a traditional Cart Exchange System” or not. A traditional supply exchange cart system would utilize a supply room, with supply exchange carts that are filled and prepared for deployment or exchange, for one who’s inventory has been accessed and requires inventory reconciliation and replenishment. A new cart is rolled to it’s POP, while the old cart is rolled back into the supply room. The benefit of increased capacity in a supply exchange cart is this “Exchange” is done far less frequently due to the larger inventory of supplies on hand. Whether the POP is in a surgical suite, catheter lab, or patient room – the supply exchange cart allows for less inventory shortages and requires less frequent reconciliation and replenishment.

2. Complete supply visual transparency – Supply Exchange Carts traditionally come with either a roll up door called a flex door, tambour door, C-lock, or glass hinged door(s). The type of door is dependent on supplies stored and location of the carts point of purpose (POP). In the case of the Flex-Lok roll-up door, when it is accessed all the supplies stored inside the cart are available in one quick glance. Healthcare professionals can readily see all the inventory supplies, labels, and sizes to efficiently retrieve the correct item they are seeking. In the case of the glass hinged doors, healthcare staff can readily see the stored items on approach to the cabinet, even prior to accessing it. As healthcare leadership throughout the western United States have conveyed to American River Medical – time saved is money saved. Supply workflow systems are increasingly being evaluated to bring about improved care. Every minute their staff are not digging into a drawer of a cart looking for items – is labor cost savings and increased employee satisfaction. The exoskeleton of the supply exchange cart delivers a single access point to the entire cart. It eliminates time savings of opening the wrong drawer for something once, twice, thrice, and so on. The entire supply exchange cart is transparent at the moment it is accessed and even prior if it is in the open position or has glass doors.

3. Modular configurations – Supply exchange carts have modular storage. This allows for your cart’s supply inventory optimization to change over time. Shelves, slide out shelves, trays, bins, wire baskets, catheter FIFO glide hangers, slot shelves and dividers short and long provide maximum customizable storage. Customizable storage configurations allow for supply exchange carts to adapt to any hospital or healthcare environment, and evolve with that environment over time. Hospital departments may re-purpose the supply exchange cart from that of an interventional cart, to that of a thoracic, or vascular supply cart. This is accomplished by reconfiguring the internal storage within the framework design of preset vertical slots. Shelves and bins can be moved around or replaced with bins and baskets. Storage modularity ensures the supply exchange cart will be customized to fit your need from day one – and evolve with your storage supply needs long into the future.

Supply Exchange Carts Increase Hospital Revenue Capture

Due to the benefits of increased storage capacity, transparent quick views, and modular configurations the Supply Exchange Cart is making headway into the department of Emergency Services and other patient care areas. The supply exchange cart is quickly replacing traditional smaller bedside carts and fixed case work. In Emergency services, if a room is specialized for pediatrics, or psychiatric behavior, the fixed (often melamine) case work or bedside cart is also specialized. When the department receives a surge in standard patients, it is unable to quickly and easily convert that room to a traditional patient room as it only has supplies for specialty patients (Psych, Pediatric, etc.). The ability of the Supply Exchange Cart to be an all encompassing supply cart, means any room can be used at any time for the needs of the department. In turn this means shorter wait times and more revenue capture opportunity. American River Medical continues to learn new applications of the Supply Exchange Cart from healthcare and nursing leadership and we welcome the opportunity to learn from you and yours.

The American River Medical Advantage

Our team’s experience and leadership in medical supply carts consistently provides clients the personable service they enjoy and the professional expertise of performance. American River Medical understands the obstacles, departments involved, and how to serve your needs throughout the various stages of supply exchange cart analysis, design, and implementation. Our team utilizes internal systems, software and personnel to maintain levels of accountability and excellence – providing your team transparency and updates in real time along the way. Industry leading manufacturer’s and suppliers partner with American River Medical giving us the best in class supply exchange cart solutions. When we combine our service centered dedication with these solutions – your team wins, and we like that.

Want to learn more about Supply Exchange Carts or have a question? Give us a call at 800-2eight5-23hundred , View our Supply Exchange Carts here, request a Demo or Quote here , or connect with us here.

The Supply Exchange Cart is our “Mobile Solution Spotlight” for August 2015, a leader in mobile storage optimization, and a True Solution.

About – American River Medical, LLC is a medical manufacturers’ representative group of True Solutions. The team is focused and purposeful in serving clients’ complete medical cart and storage experience. The commitment to clients is demonstrated through service centered representation of only the best brands. American River Medical’s cart and storage systems improve quality of patient care through optimized storage of equipment, supplies, medication, and data. ARM’s core competency in carts and storage combined with value-add services and strategic partnerships deliver a proven, unique, and refreshing value proposition. True Solutions.

Our “Mobile Solution Spotlight” for May is the MX Series Medication Workstation by Capsa Solutions. The MX offers all of the five major components with several customizable peripheral features that tailor it to your exact medication administration workflow protocols. As with all types of mobile computing, medication workstations have several departments involved in the selection process due to use, critical data, and of course maintenance and service. The MX Medication Workstation is a True Solution.

Medication Workstation MX Series is our “Mobile Solution Spotlight” of the month for May 2015 and a winner for medication administration with Nursing and IS / IT

EHR Computer Interface

The MX has raving fans from IS/IT due to it’s ability to work with hospital standardized computing platforms; Laptops, Small Form Factors, AIO’s, and mounted Tablets). In addition the ease and speed of battery change out is an absolute favorite feature of the MX Medication Workstation. The eMAR scanning gun for bar code administration is conveniently mounted and also customizable.

Software

Medication Workstations also support medication administration management software (MAMS) to integrate with hospital systems’ electronic healthcare records (EHR). The latop or computer interface on the MX will support your team’s MAMS. As for software to manage your fleet of carts and users – the MX series offers a robust software in Cartwatch Remote Management System. Cartwatch is a web based laptop cart IT security management software. It enables administrators to update and control access to carts quickly and easily. It eliminates the need to visit all carts individually for audits and reprogramming. Cartwatch sports an intuitive and friendly user database and delivers automatic, customized, and detailed reporting for the entire hospital medication workstation fleet.

Mobility

Nursing staff continue to praise the MX Workstation’s for their mobility and user interface. The MX has a sturdy but minimal footprint with 4″ polyurethane all swivel ball bearing wheels that offer smooth maneuverability on any surface (carpet, wood, laminate, or tile). The aluminum column offers mounting accessories for tablets or wire baskets, and offers convenient workstation heights with manual or electronic height adjust. With additional features like pull out keyboard, optional floor lighting, and ergonomic handles with anti-microbial properties, the MX Medication Workstation serves nursing staff the user interface they demand and deserve.

Power Supply

The MX Medication Workstation medical cart series offers AC, DC, and other power supply options. These features allow the hospital to tailor their medication workstations for their use, maintenance, and budget all maximizing their “Up Time” and value.

Medication Bins

We’ve learned over the last decade that no two hospital medication administration workflow systems are exactly the same. The MX Medication Workstation shines in it’s ability to offer multiple configurations of medication bins. This permits different nursing units to specify the medication bins to meet their unit’s needs; And optimize their Point-of-Care medication administration.

Medication Workstation MX Series medical carts are American River Medical’s “Mobile Solution Spotlight” for May 2015

Medication Workstation MX Series “Mobile Solution Spotlight” May 2015 Features:

• Software – web based cart remote management
• Multiple power supply options
• Customizable Computer Interfaces (AIO, form factor, laptop)
• Medication bin configurations (5.5″ w or 8.25″w for cassettes)
• eMAR scanning for use at point-of-care
• Mobility and maneuverability excellence
• Multitude of customizable features (floor lighting, electronic height adjust…)

 The American River Medical Advantage

Our team’s experience and leadership in medication workstations consistently provides clients the personable service they enjoy and the professional expertise to perform. American River Medical understands the obstacles, departments involved, and how to serve your needs throughout the various stages of medication workstation procurement. Our team utilizes internal systems, software and personnel to maintain levels of accountability and excellence – providing your team transparency and updates in real time along the way.  Industry leading manufacturer’s and suppliers partner with American River Medical giving us the best in class medication workstation solutions. When we combine our service centered dedication with these solutions – your team wins, and we like that.

To learn more about this Medication Workstation call American River Medical, LLC at 800-2eight5-23hundred, view our Medication Workstations and Mobile Computing Carts here, Request a Quote or Demo here, or Connect with us here.

The Medication Workstation MX Series medical cart is our “Mobile Solution Spotlight” for May 2015, a leader in it’s market, and a True Solution.

About – American River Medical, LLC is a medical manufacturers’ representative group of True Solutions. The team is focused and purposeful in serving clients’ complete medical cart and storage experience. The commitment to clients is demonstrated through service centered representation of only the best brands. American River Medical’s cart and storage systems improve quality of patient care through optimized storage of equipment, supplies, medications, and data. ARM’s core competency in carts and storage combined with value-add services and strategic partnerships deliver a proven, unique, and refreshing value proposition. True Solutions.

The M3124 Scope Transport Cart by MASS Medical Storage is available with four or nine autoclavable trays (lids included). It’s HDPE material design make it inherently lightweight, and offers heavy-duty handles for easy mobility.

Hospital scopes are often transported between their point of storage – point of purpose (procedure) – and point of cleaning / disinfection. This cycle requires a scope transport cart. The scope transport cart should have bins allowing the scopes to be loosely coiled, while offering a lid for complete protection during transport. The M3124 Mobile Solution Spotlight Scope Transport Cart for April 2015 comes standard with 5″ precision ball bearing polyurethane all swivel casters for a long lasting easy roll.

This Scope Transport Cart offers several features that benefit your mobile scope storage:

• Steam or machine washable
• Lightweight
• Durable
• HDPE Material Design (non-metal, Stainless Steel Option)
• Modular (Drawer size options w/lids)

The M3124 Scope Transport Cart is a market leader and American River Medical’s “Mobile Solution Spotlight” honoree for April 2015

To learn more about this Scope Transport Cart call American River Medical, LLC at 800-2eight5-23hundred, view our Scope Transport Cart here, Request a Quote or Demo here, or Connect with us here.

All in all, the M3124 Scope Transport Cart is our “Mobile Solution Spotlight” for April 2015, a leader in it’s market, and a True Solution.

About – American River Medical, LLC is a medical manufacturers’ representative group of True Solutions. The team is focused and purposeful in serving clients’ complete medical cart and storage experience. The commitment to clients is demonstrated through service centered representation of only the best brands. American River Medical’s cart and storage systems improve quality of patient care through optimized storage of equipment, supplies, medications, and data. ARM’s core competency in carts and storage combined with value-add services and strategic partnerships deliver a proven, unique, and refreshing value proposition. True Solutions.

The Avalo AM-10-MC Isolation Cart by Capsa Solutions is a leader in it’s market. It’s unique HDPE material cart design make it inherently lightweight, scratch resistant, and able to handle the bumps and bruises over it’s lifetime travel. It’s 5″ precision ball bearing polyurethane all swivel casters enable it to roll with ease, and it is available with one, two or no handles. Isolation Cart favorite accessories like IV pole, Slide Thru Shelf, Sharps Bracket, Waste Container, and Label Holders can readily be added.

This Isolation Cart leader comes in Compact, Intermediate, and Standard heights. The Yellow color is standard on the end panels, but the Avalo Isolation Cart is also available in all Beige with Yellow drawer accents only.

• Lightweight
• Durable
• HDPE Exterior Material Design (non-metal)
• Modular (Drawers, Height Options, Handles and Accessories)
• Looks Great in Yellow
• Is available for Demo

The AM-10-MC Isolation Cart shown here is a healthcare  market leader and American River Medical’s “Mobile Solution Spotlight” winner for March 2015

To learn more about this Isolation Cart give American River Medical, LLC a call at 800-2eight5-23hundred, view our Isolation Cart product page here, Request a Quote or Demo here, or Connect with us here.

All in all, the Avalo AM-10-MC Isolation Cart is our “Mobile Solution Spotlight” for March 2015, a leader in it’s market, and a True Solution.

About – American River Medical, LLC is a medical manufacturers’ representative group of True Solutions. The team is focused and purposeful in serving clients’ complete medical cart and storage experience. The commitment to clients is demonstrated through service centered representation of only the best brands. American River Medical’s cart and storage systems improve quality of patient care through optimized storage of equipment, supplies, medications, and data. ARM’s core competency in carts and storage combined with value-add services and strategic partnerships deliver a proven, unique, and refreshing value proposition. True Solutions.

Chinese Medical Trolleys Roll Into US

Chandler, AZ – USA

Chinese medical trolleys or “Carts” are now in use at United States hospitals and healthcare facilities. Tianao USA is the importer and wholesaler of Tianao medical carts and workstations. Nanjing Tianao Medical Instruments is the manufacturer of medical cart systems and equipment – with channel distribution partners spanning 34 countries around the globe.

Chinese Medical Trolleys Synonym for US Medical Carts

Medical carts are paramount patient care solutions across horizontal healthcare markets. The most common US terms include; “Medical Carts”, “Mobile Workstations”, and “Cart Systems” (see more here, post #002; April 2012). In Europe, Asia and other countries the term “Medical Trolley” is the norm. Whether a cart or a trolley – mobile storage solutions empower bedside patient care through their ability to store, record or dispense equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals, or data.

The Tianao family of medical cart solutions and workstations offer several patented and unique features not readily available by existing US medical cart product offerings. In addition to offering unique features they offer a streamlined look that provides healthcare settings a softer appearance. Below is a cardiac surgery suite in Northern California where Tianao Ti Model carts are purposed as an aesthetic upgrade to the traditional metal carts.

Tianao USA is the first medical cart company offering a complete line of mobile solutions in the US to be marketed under it’s OEM name – TIANAO. Current Tianao trolley and cart sales are channeled exclusively through American River Medical. Tianao USA is meeting with Value Added Resellers, Distribution Partners, e-Commerce sales channels, and Independent Representative Groups able to serve the horizontal healthcare markets. The new relationships will be instrumental in scaling sales and marketing outcomes in 2014 and beyond.

About – American River Medical is the market leader of the complete medical cart experience. American River Medical’s commitment to its clients is demonstrated through its representation of the world’s fastest growing medical cart brand. Our medical cart and storage True Solutions, improve quality of patient care through optimized mobile storage of equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and data for healthcare organizations. From the tech corridor of Chandler, Arizona we serve the primary market of acute care hospitals in the USA. Our core competency in mobile storage is combined with domestic and international partnerships delivering a proven, unique, and refreshing value proposition. True Solutions.

About – Tianao is the world’s fastest growing medical cart brand. Tianao USA, Inc. market driven medical cart solutions offer healthcare organizations a competitive advantage in quality, design, and value. Tianao USA is located in Chandler, Arizona and now has product solutions available for delivery, implementation, and service across the United States. The Tianao Family includes mobile carts, storage, and computer workstations for hospital equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and data. Tianao – World Class Carts.

Market Driven Medical Carts

Market Driven Medical Carts are identified by HOW they came to serve the medical cart market. American River Medical’s cart line, Tianao, is the US industry’s leading example of Market Driven Medical Carts. American River Medical identified a repeating market trend for increasing value in medical cart and workstation product offerings. Medical cart and storage clients began asking for increasing value without compromising service or quality. As a traditional function to increase product offering value – American River Medical could either offer advanced features on existing pricing – or – reduced pricing on advanced features. American River Medical went a step further and asked the question, “What if we could offer BOTH advanced features AND reduced pricing?”

HOW To Serve the Market Driven Medical Cart Request?

If traditional industry players representing abundant resources and networks weren’t answering the market’s call for increasing product value…, HOW could the Veteran Owned Small Business, American River Medical serve this trending market request?

1. Discover Why others wouldn’t or couldn’t

2. Focus on How to be First

3. Conduct a Global Search

After discovering the answer to #1, American River Medical placed acute focus on HOW they could be the 1st in market to offer the solution. American River Medical wasn’t committed to market the product offerings it had – rather charged with the responsibility of finding the solutions the market was asking for. Without static production processes, product designs, and excessive employees – American River Medical was free to literally search the globe for a True Solution. Partnering with an existing and proven global leader in medical carts – TIANAO – new clients feel this unrelenting commitment to THEIR complete medical cart experience. By making a commitment to its clients FIRST – and then sourcing the solutions – American River Medical is receiving trust and market acceptance that typically cost unfathomable quantitative marketing resources; measured in millions and decades.

The Market Asks, And So it Shall… Reward

The CLIENTS are the MOST important component of “Market Driven Medical Carts”. Market driven solution clients reward the leader. They reward the leader on the unbeaten path to bring back the solutions they desire today, and will need in the tomorrows to come. American River Medical continues to receive client testimonials, compounding sales, and new project opportunities. Each and every client interaction is an ongoing relationship of trust – where the client knows American River Medical is committed to their complete medical cart experience. Market Driven Medical Carts reflect American River Medical’s attention to their CLIENTS’ medical cart experience.

By allowing the CLIENTS of today’s market to drive American River Medical, American River Medical positions itself to be in the driver’s seat of tomorrow.

 About – American River Medical is the market leader of the complete medical cart experience. American River Medical’s commitment to its clients is demonstrated through its representation of the world’s fastest growing medical cart brand. Our medical cart and storage True Solutions, improve quality of patient care through optimized mobile storage of equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and data for healthcare organizations.  From the tech corridor of Chandler, Arizona we serve the primary market of acute care hospitals in the USA. Our core competency in mobile storage is combined with domestic and international partnerships delivering a proven, unique, and refreshing value proposition.  True Solutions.

About – Tianao is the world’s fastest growing medical cart brand. Tianao USA, Inc. market driven medical cart solutions offer healthcare organizations a competitive advantage in quality, design, and value. Tianao USA is located in Chandler, Arizona and now has product solutions available for delivery, implementation, and service across the United States. The Tianao Family includes mobile carts, storage, and computer workstations for hospital equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and data. Tianao – World Class Carts.

Medical Cart Mobile Power Systems

Medical cart mobile power systems are necessities in the hospital and healthcare environments. Medical cart mobile power systems allow hospital employees to move medical carts freely without worrying whether or not an outlet is nearby. It gives nurses greater accessibility, mobility, and freedom to deliver dependable and superior patient care. The United States Government has required hospitals to convert to a plan of meaningful use of Electronic Medical Records, EMR, by 2014, or face a reduction in reimbursements. Medical carts and mobile workstations transport the technologies that support EMR care for healthcare staff. Medical cart mobile power systems are the underlying strength behind this initiative. No matter how great the medical cart or mobile workstation, a powerless one is absolutely worthless to a nurse or doctor at the patient bedside.

Medical Cart Mobile Power System Benefits

When looking at medical cart mobile power systems three benefits stand out that you should look for:

1. How the medical cart mobile power system integrates, enhances, or impedes your hospital’s workflow
2. The short and long term maintainability of the medical cart mobile power system
3. The backward and forward compatibility of the medical cart mobile power system

Tianao Mobile Nurse Workstation represents a medical cart mobile power system application. A mobile power system may support an on-board CPU, touch screen monitor, key board, bar-code scanning gun…These peripherals in turn support EHR software, medication dispensing, supply storage and more.

With the proper feature-set, a mobile power system can greatly improve hospital workflow and cart accessibility. In a cart exchange environment, carts are used for a set period of time and then exchanged for a new cart with fresh supplies and power. This would be an example of a nurse medication or workstation cart. This workflow supports the staff’s ability to charge a sealed lead acid or lithium ion type battery when it is not in use. Adequate PAR levels (PAR levels are boundary markers in inventory levels that signal replenishment is necessary) enable the staff to simply exchange a new cart when supplies or battery power levels are reached. Additional considerations for a charging mobile power supply system are: useful life time, charge time, weight, as well as environmental concerns.

In an environment with lower PAR levels and where 24/7 uptime is required, a swapping battery technology is advantageous. This workflow environment can be greatly enhanced by such technology. An inherit benefit is it allows cart users to simply swap out the batteries instead of having to plug the entire cart into the wall. This allows carts to be fully functional 24/7. In addition, some hospitals do not have the electrical infrastructure to support charging for all of their carts. Fire Marshalls regularly require fixed carts have designated charging stations outside of hallways; which requires valuable hospital space. Battery swap technology greatly increases hospital efficiency by ensuring that no space needs to be delegated to charge or store drained, unusable carts. A last potential benefit is that nurses avoid suffering from back problems that result from constant bending to plug/unplug power cords, which can lead to injury, absence from work and/or workman’s comp claims. These are all strong considerations for how your new medical cart mobile power systems will integrate, enhance, or potentially impede the workflow of your hospital. (Scroll down for for JCAHO link)

Medical Cart Mobile Power System Maintenance

The short and long term maintainability of your medical cart mobile power system is another but perhaps equal consideration. In a hospital environment where labor and space resources are vital, a modular technology such as the “Swappable Battery” makes sense. This technology allows users to recharge and change the batteries themselves, so there is no downtime for the cart when the battery is depleted and needs to be replaced. Anton/Bauer Vice President, MPS (Medical Power Systems division), Patrick Ney, reminds us that “ALL batteries need to be replaced at some point.” With a swappable battery system there are no additional costs associated with extra parts and labor when replacing the batteries. But maintaining medical cart mobile power systems in an environment where resources are available, may allow for a more conventional system. Many facilities utilize a “Preventative Maintenance” program to maintain their medical cart mobile power systems. Staff and space provide for a periodic or annual program that maintains and, many times, prolongs the life of the battery. This type of maintainability generally works for larger hospitals where the costs of available staff outweigh the costs of purchasing adequate medical cart workstation PAR levels (14-20%).

Last, but not least, is the backward and forward compatibility of the medical cart mobile power system. If you are purchasing new medical carts, medication workstations, or mobile nurse workstations, does the mobile power supply system they possess easily integrate with other existing cart populations? Healthcare facilities have many different types of carts and workstations throughout the facility. If they all use the same medical cart mobile power systems there will be continuity of care throughout that facility or group of facilities. Having continuity of care with your medical cart mobile power systems will reduce costs and indirectly increase overall patient care. Modular battery systems can sometimes adapt to existing carts in a facility that are not being replaced at the same time you are purchasing new carts. Having the same battery technology as your existing carts can make the new medication cart rollout and integration smooth and seamless. As Ney puts it, “Hospitals that spend thousands of dollars on power systems should evaluate the system’s ability to be adapted to future equipment. Hospital’s should invest in systems that have components that are either upgradable or adaptable to future technology requirements.” Here is a link from JCAHO  with very important information about medical cart mobile power systems.

Medical cart power systems enable these solutions to be mobile and bring technology and care within inches of the patient bedside.

Medical mobile cart power systems are mission critical to patient care. Patient care will be directly affected by the success, failure, or subpar performance within the workflow systems of your hospital. Proactively vetting the short and long term maintainability of the mobile power system is prudent to your medical cart mobile workstation decision making process. Lastly consider existing workstation and medical cart populations. A medical cart mobile power system that is compatible with existing mobile carts or potential future workstation technology is advantageous. Always remember the fundamental basic considerations of up time, charge time, weight, and environment impact in the order that aligns with what your facility values best. With a dependable medical cart mobile power system you can be sure that your medical cart or workstation will be there for you.

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Tagg Neal / cartadvocate

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