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Podcast: Beyond Clean Podcast
Episode: Rick Wells: Root Causes of Instrument Damage, Custom Trays and Justification, The Dangers of "Business as Usual"
Description: This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Rick Wells, President at SolutionWells, LLC, which is a consulting company that engages with hospitals and businesses to help identify and reduce unnecessary costs. Rick is an Experienced President with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry for 31 years. Segment 1 - 03:00 Rick's Career Background Reducing Human Error Transportation and "Non-critical touches" Segment 2 - 19:55 Altru Hospital Custom Tray Study Reduced Repair Spend 32% in the first 3 months Instrument Failure Rate - Reduced from 18% to 3% Segment 3 - 37:05 Root Cause Analysis Reducing Repair Occurrences Creating A...