In today’s healthcare setting, time is of the essence. That’s why many hospitals are turning to smart cabinets to reduce costs, streamline their supply chain by automating low-value administrative processes, and improve patient care and safety.
What are smart cabinets?
RFID Smart Cabinets are storage compartments that use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to detect and count the hundreds of materials stored inside, automatically recording incoming and outgoing movements under controlled access by individual authentication. These cabinets provide real-time data that healthcare professionals can access remotely using Dyane software which, when integrated into the HIS, automates administrative and logistical processes, relieving healthcare staff of low-added-value tasks.
Benefits of the Dyane SmartCabinet
The Palex Dyane SmartCabinet offers hospitals a wide range of benefits, from increased security and traceability of patient-implantable materials to improved cost control and reduced waste due to expiry or loss. By automating the stock level monitoring process in real time, these cabinets remove the need for tedious, time-consuming and error-prone manual counting or barcode scanning.
Their application in the healthcare sector also enables hospitals to digitise patient allocations and keep virtual records of implant sheets, allowing a rapid response when locating batches in health alert situations. Finally, as all data is stored electronically, the Dyane software provides custom reports that can be easily monitored from anywhere at any time for effective decision-making and stock optimisation, reducing the storage space required.
The internal configuration of Palex smart cabinets is fully flexible, allowing hospitals to store items of different shapes and sizes, such as catheters, stents, prostheses, laparoscopic items and much more. The storage space can also be expanded by installing auxiliary cabinets connected to the main unit. In Spain, more and more hospitals are using Palex Dyane SmartCabinets every year. According to verified data from our clients’ facilities, after one year of using the Dyane SmartCabinet, they reduced:
- 20.1% of the materials consumed
- 100% of the time spent checking stock and expiry dates
- 40% of the stock valueEl 40% del valor del stock
- 60% of the time spent on patient allocation and administrative tasks by healthcare staff
All this makes them one of the best choices for managing high-value materials and those with high patient traceability requirements.
