Shepherd Asset Management
(SAM)Team 2: The Digitization of Medical
Asset Tracking
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This is us● GLOCO, Inc. - Information Technology and
Communication (ICT) Innovation Labs
● Specialization: digital asset management solutions for the healthcare industry
● Product: Shepherd Asset Management (SAM) ecosystem○ Fully integrated hardware, software and
analytic IoT platform for asset tracking
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The team
Daryl Greer Gurinder VirdiJames Byars
★ Business Strategist
★ Devise and design
★ Not really paying attention
Heidi Kerbassi
★ Architect
★ Provides
Sarcasm-as-a-Service
★ 2 out of 3 stars
★ Business Analyst
★ Translates English to
English
★ Devil’s advocate in boring
meetings
★ Technical Guru
★ Gets the problems fixed
★ Solves tricky ID 10-T
problems
★ Researcher
★ Explore and experiment
★ Love to rotate things in a
circle
Rosalin Lun
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Piloting at Harvard Ext Hospital● Medium sized hospital
○ 300 beds, major medical depts○ Above average shrinkage cost○ Below average equipment utilization
rates○ Initiative to reduce costs and
achieve operational excellence● Mobile medical equipment (EKG,
ultrasound, infusion pumps)○ No formal location policy○ Easily stolen
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Overall phased implementation @ HEH
Phase 3: Floors 3-5
Equipment: EKG, infusion pump, ultrasoundUsers: 375Timeline: July 2019
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Phase 4: All mobile devices
Equipment: All mobile medical devices >= $500
Users: 600Timeline: Oct 2019
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Phase 1: Internal medicine clinic only
Equipment: EKG, infusion pump, ultrasoundUsers: 100Timeline: Jan 2019* Only the clinic is located on Floor 1
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Phase 2: Floor 2
Equipment: EKG, infusion pump, ultrasoundUsers: 125
Timeline: April 2019
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Business context
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The problems today● Medical staff
○ Searching for equipment○ Longer wait times for patient care
● Hospital administration○ Equipment is under-utilized○ Loss and theft
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Business context - Medical care staff - Before
Nurse/care staff Portable ultrasound
Ask peers
Walk the floors
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Business administration staff - Before
Large equipment
replacement expenses
TheftDetermine locations for
usage
AdministrationStaffLow equipment
ROI
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Our solutions for tomorrow● Medical staff
○ Immediately locate valuable medical equipment
○ Increase customer satisfaction and employee productivity
● Hospital administration○ Decrease unused equipment○ Increase utilization of existing
equipment○ Decrease premature replacement costs
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Business context - Medical care staff - After
Nurse/care staffPortable
ultrasound
Battery Bluetooth LE tag
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Business administration staff - After
High equipment ROI
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Administration Staff
Real Time Asset Management
Web Application
Catch Thieves in Action
Ensure equipment inventory is trackable
Shepherd Asset Management (SAM) Suite
NETWORKED RECEIVERS
Fixed location
LOW ENERGY TAGS
Bluetooth LE
Small footprint
Usage indicator
CLOUD APPLICATION
Web
Mobile
ANALYTICS
Web
Mobile
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Business administration feature list● Manage equipment inventory and location status● Track equipment usage vs. idle status● Display analytics dashboards for decision making● Send automated reporting● Alert notifications for equipment moved beyond a
physical perimeter
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Business benefit justification
Benefit Measurement
Reduce the time wasted searching for valuable medical equipment in a hospital.
Staff spends less time searching and more time on patient care and administration
Increase utilization of existing equipment and reduce unused equipment
Percentage of time equipment is in use as provided by tracking device
Prevent loss and theft Annual cost of equipment replacement due to shrinkage
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Technical Specification & Prototype
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Deployment architecture diagram
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Component connector diagram
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User interface
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Clinical staff: My dashboard view
Asset location, reservations & maintenance
Reports & analytics
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Clinical staff: floor map
Locating assets
Reserving assets
Tag maintenance
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Clinical staff: list view
Locating assets
Reserving assets
Tag maintenance
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Administration view
System setup, maintenance
Location & alerts
Reports & analytics
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SAM: Analytics solution
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Analytic products
UTILIZATION
Maximize
equipment value
and usage
INVENTORY STATUS
Equipment type &
availability
ALERTS
Theft &
Equipment
notifications
EQUIPMENT LOCATION
Location
Availability
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Collecting & reporting results
Create report and export to
XLSX
● SAM application is collecting data in real time
● Business administrators can generate and
export reports on demand
○ Canned, preset reports
○ Customized reports via filters and sorting
● User satisfaction surveys will capture sentiment
and usage experience data
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User enablement
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User acceptance
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UAT Sessions:
● Session 1: Clinical Staff
● Session 2: Hospital Administrators
● Session 3: HEH IT
Plan for user rollout
Deliverable Timeline
Communication Months 1 - 9
User Access Month 7 - 8
User Acceptance Months 8 - 9
Knowledge Transfer/Training Months 8 - 9
Daily Work Process Change Month 9
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Operationalization
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Operationalization design
Governance, Service Catalog, and SLAs
Description SLA
SAM application page load Time < 1.25 sec
SAM ecosystem failure Mean time to repair (MTTR) < 4 hrs
SAM application feature failure Mean time to repair (MTTR) < 24 hrs
Quality of data delivery Real-time data accuracy <= 15 sec delay
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Operationalization process
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Infrastructure operations
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Success metrics
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Success metrics
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Success Metric Current Expected
Reduce time to locate medical equipment 30% 18%
Increase equipment utilization rate 45% 55%
Reduce incidences of equipment theft 20% 6%
On-time delivery of equipment to patient 65% 85%
Solution delivery roadmap
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Phase 1: Pilot at HEH Internal Medicine dept.● Limited equipment
○ portable EKG machines, infusion pumps, and ultrasound machines
● Expected users: 100● Physically limited to the 1st floor
○ Limited to the Internal Medicine department for the duration of the pilot phase
● Implementation timeline: 9 months
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Phase 1: Milestones
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PREPARATION
Planning
Coordination
Success metric baseline
HARDWARE
Install:
Access points
Beacon/tags
SOFTWARE
HEH integrations
Wireless/network
On-premise SAM
Device software installation
GO LIVE!
Training
UAT
Go Live
Retrospective
Phase 1: Schedule of deliverables
Milestone 1: Preparation
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3
Milestone 2: Hardware
Month 4 Month 5
Month 6
Milestone 3: Software
Month 7 Month 8 Month 9
Milestone 4: Go Live!
Planning
Installation planning
Baseline SMInstall access pnts
Install tagsSAM app install
HEH Integrations
Client app installTraining
UAT
Go Live!
Retro review 39
Project risks
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RiskLikelihood
Low Medium High
Impact
High 3 1 0
Medium 5 0 0
Low 0 0 0
Project risks
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Risk Impact Likelihood Mitigation Plan
Beacon theft/damage/loss High LowTags have an attachment sensor that is capable of detecting removal/ tampering. SAM application provides beacon monitoring and notifications for beacon presence.
Access point floor plan coverage High Medium HEH IT to install additional access point or modify the access point
signal configurations options based on Mist recommendations
User adoption and process change resistance Medium Low
The Gloco consulting team has a well-established training methodology for SAM ecosystem rollouts built from best-practice training and feedback. HEH super users and user success stories will champion/encourage SAM adoption.
Promoting SAM
Three cheers for
SAM!
● SAM business governance team will create
user success and benefits stories published on
the HEH intranet portal
● Positive reinforcement methods to encourage
early adopters (gift cards)
● Coaching and peer support via super users for
late adopters/resistance
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Post go-live next steps
Phase 3: Floors 3-5
Equipment: EKG, infusion pump, ultrasoundUsers: 375Timeline: July 2019
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Phase 4: All mobile devices
Equipment: All mobile medical devices >= $500
Users: 600Timeline: Oct 2019
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Phase 1: Internal medicine clinic only
Equipment: EKG, infusion pump, ultrasoundUsers: 100Timeline: Jan 2019* Only the clinic is located on Floor 1
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Phase 2: Floor 2
Equipment: EKG, infusion pump, ultrasoundUsers: 125
Timeline: April 2019
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REDUCE INCREASE
PREVENT
Shepherd Asset
Management