Technical Ratings

Every instrument template is assigned a Technical Rating which is used to define the processing complexity of the instrument.

A processing cost is assigned to every rating and is a reflection of the cost of processing the instrument: the more complex an instrument is, the more employee time is required to prepare it for processing.

The technical rating assigned to the instrument template, is then assigned to the instrument based on that template and when instruments are assigned to a pack, the aggregate cost of all the instruments (via the respective technical ratings) is the cost of processing the pack.

The processing cost is determined by factoring in the various costs that the sterilising department incurs:

employee costs,

equipment maintenance,

lease costs,

purchase costs,

consumables, etc.

If these costs change, the rating can be updated accordingly and will be reflected across all packs containing an instrument with that rating.  Technical Ratings for packs is calculated automatically from the sum of the instrument ratings within each pack.

The Technical Rating of '0' is used by default for Buy-Ins / Pre-sterile items.

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