DiscoverBelow the HospitalHow Inspections Can Save Money and Help Patients
How Inspections Can Save Money and Help Patients

How Inspections Can Save Money and Help Patients

Update: 2025-09-05
Share

Description

Cori Ofstead of Ofstead and Associates joins us to discuss her research paper “Impact of Borescope Inspections on Endoscope Repair Frequency and Costs.”

This landmark research shows the correlation of using borescopes to inspect endoscopes with cost and time savings. Inspections were also found to support the quality of patient care, as they allowed SPD staff to discover issues before they became a threat.


Show Notes:


1. Cori Ofstead, Abigail Smart, Larry Lamb, Frank Daniels, Impact of Borescope Inspections on Endoscope Repair Frequency and Costs https://array.aami.org/doi/10.2345/0899-8205-58.4.88

Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

How Inspections Can Save Money and Help Patients

How Inspections Can Save Money and Help Patients

AAMI