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Advancing excellence through education, certification, research and best practices
You’re world… with linen in it!
Advancing excellence through education, certification, research and best practices
The symptoms of linen lossShortage of patient gownsUnacceptable linen from the
laundry
Late linen deliveries from the laundry
Just-in-time / rush deliveriesLinen worn out too soon
Advancing excellence through education, certification, research and best practices
Identify the root cause of the problemResources available to textile care
managers• Linen Inventory• Linen Usage Study• Linen Systems Review
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Solution #1 – Source of Shrinkage
Source Percent Loss EstimateHoarding by employees 23%
Thrown in trash 15%
Theft by delivery vendors 14%
Patient Pilferage 12%
Misuse/Abuse/Unauthorized Use 10%
Employee Theft 8%
Organized Theft 5%
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Solution #2 – Track losses by item
• Identify costs – does effort justify expense of time
• Is this a product administration will support
• Opportunity for partnerships to solutions
• Agree upon policies and budgets that work
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Solution #3 – Ragout / Discard
• Communicating unusable linen
• Credit provided by laundry processor
• Reclaim opportunities
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Solution #4 – Hospital issued scrubs
• Identify authorized users
• Use outside of campus
• Administration must enforce policies
• Use of RFID for tracking
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Solution #5 – Trash Audit
• Heavily soiled linen
• Compliance with OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
• Results in increased & unplanned linen purchase
• Linen leaves the system prematurely
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Solution #6 – Confirm weights daily
• Heavily soiled linen
• Compliance with OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
• Results in increased & unplanned linen purchase
• Linen leaves the system prematurely
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Solution #7 – Linen software programs
• Heavily soiled linen
• Compliance with OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
• Results in increased & unplanned linen purchase
• Linen leaves the system prematurely
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Solution #8 – Engage decision makers
• Finance
• Materials Managers
• Laundry Managers
• Distribution Personnel
• Environmental Services Professionals
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Utilize training by linen experts and resources available to ALM members.
Website www.ALMnet.orgOffice 800-669-0863