Tissue Center 

Increasingly stringent regulatory requirements for tissue storage and handling make a Materials Manager’s job more demanding than ever. Regulations and guidelines from the Joint Commission and AORN (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses) are aimed at helping to reduce infections and improve safety for tissue and implant recipients.

Complying is the right thing to do, but the extra documentation can be daunting. Among other things, hospitals must carefully track the tissue identification banks, licensing agencies, and registration information, as well as the name of the recovery or distribution center.

The Omnicell Tissue Center addresses these challenges and provides improved tissue management. It offers a new and efficient way to track tissue specimens throughout your facility, giving Materials and OR Managers more effective control over tissue supply movement, storage, replenishment, and billing.

Our Tissue Center is a tissue tracking software solution integrated with cabinet storage and bar code scanning. A touch screen interface at the cabinet makes it convenient and simple to use. Tissue source, serial number, expiration date, package viability, and item number are all verified as an item is received using bar code technology to ensure tissue recipient matching and accurate record keeping.

The Tissue Center delivers numerous advantages, including eliminating the time spent on manual tissue specimen tracking by up to 60%.¹ The system automatically tracks chargeable specimens, and it allows fast and easy access to implant information if there is a recall.

¹ Based on Omnicell customer data

• Manages tissue ordering and receiving:
• Tissue sample source, serial number, expiration date, package viability, and item number are all verified via bar code scan as an item is received to ensure tissue recipient matching and accurate record keeping.
• Can be integrated with other hospital ordering functions if Omnicell^® supply systems are used in other areas.
• Promotes efficient tissue storage and management:
• Tissue specimens may be sequestered and labels printed if needed.
• Issues warnings for expired specimens.
• Allows continuous temperature monitoring for storage refrigerators.
• Easy-to-use touch screen interface.
• May be used in open or closed cabinet combinations.
• Stores tissue source records that include licensing agency, registration number, and address to meet AORN and Joint Commission standards.
• Automatically tracks chargeable specimens.
• Captures patient information via interface.
• Generates reports on sequestered specimens.

• Prevents mishandling of tissue and bone specimens that can cause harm to patients.
• Increases compliance with Joint Commission requirements and AORN recommendations for implant and tissue storage and issuance.
• Increases security and control: creates a superior “chain of custody” tracking for tissue samples.
• Eliminates manual tissue tracking to prevent errors and save time:
• Reduces time spent on manual tracking by up to 60%.¹
• At-a-glance knowledge of inventory levels for materials and bone and tissue suppliers.
• Improves charge capture accuracy to enhance the bottom line.
• Facilitates access to tissue specimen information:
• Fast access to implant data in case of recalls.
• Simplifies tissue source information tracking.
• Reporting on the status of any tissue specimen in your inventory at any point in time.

¹ Based on Omnicell customer data.