Charge App

While you probably already use some digital stock management, Pentalym takes device charging and tracking to the next level. No hand-written notes to enter, no lag time on billing, no room for human error. The result is a streamlined, smarter way to approach every step of your workflow.

The Charge app already has a proven track record within hospitals. As each device is used, your theatre nurse simply scans the product barcode into the app. Product, manufacturer ownership, together with the unit and total cost are all uploaded to your Electronic Medical Record (EMR) immediately. At the end of the procedure, the theatre nurse simply clicks ‘End Case’ and full details of all prostheses scanned are available to your EMR.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a regular barcode; the Charge app is ‘system agnostic’ and automatically creates a comprehensive digital charge sheet of everything that has been used.

Charge app benefits:

• The Charge app uses intelligent scanning to identify product information from a database containing more than 1.5 million devices and consumables – saving time, eliminating human error and bringing long-overdue efficiencies for hospital administrators.
• Hands-free, intelligent scanning captures 100% of devices and consumables used – as well as capturing theatre location, duration and surgeon information – with electronic charge sheets and POs generated automatically.
• Preference cards (customisable for case type or surgeon) are pre-populated for greater efficiency and the true cost of surgery can be seen immediately.

Charge also works for non-billable items, such as swabs, syringes and sutures. This means hospitals can now analyse data to identify new efficiencies in consumables as well as having visibility of usage by theatre or surgeon.