retrax
Jeff Boonstra
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Title:
retrax
Creator:
Jeff Boonstra
Date:
2/1/2011
Text:
Overwhelming and timely responses to my original post about Reptrax. I have
listed them below. It appears that this is happening all over the country
is a necessary evil if you want to be involved with certain hospitals. A
couple have said that they have gotten around it and have not been kicked
out of the hospital, but most have encouraged going through with the process
and keeping the credentials current.
Jeff Boonstra CP
Jeff, I am a CP in a hospital that uses Reptrax. The hospital is trying to
cover themselves for accredidation purposes and patient safety. They want
to make sure you have immunizations, etc to enter the hospital. When JCAHO
comes a calling they are required to prove patients are safe and this is one
way they do it. The way things are nowdays I would follow their
requirements. Access for all vendors, o and p, drug reps, hardware reps, is
getting tougher. There will come a day soon when sales calls are not
allowed at all or with very strict guidelines. Its quite an interesting
subject when you look at all sides, (my wife is a drug rep). Don't give them
a reason to limit your access or replace you with someone else. It's fairly
cheap to register.
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Virtually all of the hospitals in our area (Milwaukee, WI) now require
registration via RepTrax. While it does include vendors (sales reps), it
also classifies those of us who are authorized to enter patient care and
treatment areas (the requirements vary depending upon your level of patient
interaction). Essentially, it helps the hospital to ensure that you meet
basic requirements such as compliance with privacy policies, infection
control, etc.
We are required to log in and log out at a computer terminal and wear a
computer generated ID badge upon each visit. The weak link in the system
seems to be enforcement within the facilities. Most hospital staff I
encounter are not aware of the what RepTrax is and therefore I have been
able to come and go whether I am logged in and wearing a badge, or not.
It is certainly another added administrative nuisance, but you could
jeopardize your access to providing services to hospital patients (inpatient
or outpatient) if your local facilities begin to enforce compliance with
RepTrax registration.
--------------------------------------
These hospital validation systems are everywhere now. Companies that
contract with the hospital and you pay them to verify your credentials,
vaccinations and hospital policies. Some of the hospital require you to sit
through their orientation process which I think is over board. I don't see
anyway around it other than speaking with the hospital and find another way.
---------------------------------------
Yes it's a pain but the hospitals won't let you see the pt if not up to date
with Reptrax. We are going through the same thing and have been working on
meeting all the shot and other requirements to be able to see pt.'s. It
looks like you will have to do the tedious work.
Hope this helps,
-------------------------
There are different levels of access too so they might be more lenient based
on the areas in the hospital you need to go. If you're not in the O.R. like
the stryker rep you might not need all the shots, etc I think I had to do a
TB test and Hep B vaccine and send them a copy of my ABC certs. Jump
through a couple of their hippa hurtles, etc.
--------------------
Signing in usually lets me chat with the materials dept and they pay the
bills for medicare in-patients so you get to know them and form a
relationship. With all the JAACO hospital accreditation stuff they become
liable for anyone entering their facility, that's why they've gotten so
strict.
Being labeled a vendor really irked me in the beginning but I understand
that they need to be able to track people coming in and out and jumping
through the hoops to become privileged like an outside physician coming in
to see patients is much more work.
I think the only thing that becomes irritating is having to schedule a TB
test every year...and of course pay the $150. The rest of the hoops are good
forever.
I am also in the middle of getting all of the documents that Reptrax wants.
The list is available to you when you set up a Reptrax account but you can't
upload anything until you pay them. I signed up at one of the hospital
kiosks and started getting notices about what documents were needed. Your
question about if it is necessary I think basically comes down to how much
the hospital were you provide service wants to enforce it. We have had a few
occasions were we have be sent back to the central supply were the Reptrax
kiosk is to sign in. Other times nobody seems to notice and on the weekends
the hospital seems more relaxed in general, one weekend I tried to find the
kiosk to sign in but everything was locked up.
I agree with you that we as certified practitioners should not fall into the
REP catagory, but unfortunatly we are getting lumped in.
I'll be happy to help or answer what questions I can. Fortunatly I have a
corparation that handles many of the details for me.
Yep, ours is $250.00, and test for TB and all the extra other tests and
shots. And that is for each hospital you have to pay and enroll. We have 5
hospitals in our little town and adjoining counties that we get referrals to
The hospitals are shifting to becoming JAHCO compliant, in an area that
JAHCO has not cracked down on them yet. There are companies that make money
by doing the paperwork necessary to make sure the people contracting with
the hospitals are compliant. Another similar company is VendorClear.
You should check with a lawyer to determine if you are a vendor to the
hospital based upon the premises that you are providing a service to the
patients, are not owned by the hospital, are not an employee of the
hospital. Are you a vendor selling a service, and not a product?
The key to determining if you want to comply versus going around the system
is really determined by your viewpoint if there is any meaning to your
certification vs a high school person. If you value your education,
training, and certification, then you should not complain about a
requirement to provide prosthetic services, as certificaiton is required for
custom prosthetic services, which includes the fitting, adjustement, and
assessment. Are you willing to risk the hospital getting dinged by JAHCO by
circumventing their rules and think you will still get referrals from them
in the future?
Just my two cents, but there is also one other aspect of business looking to
profit on the field.
, We have several hospitals in our area in Ohio using Vendormate and
requiring anyone who works with patients to register with vendormate and pay
there yearly dues or fees! Just another way for an organization to make
money in my opinion. I do know the physicians do not have to register as
vendors when they are referred a patient. And this organization wants all
types of personal information which does include all representatives that
will be going to the hospital.
Seems like everytime you turn around another fee to pay!
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Jeff Boonstra CP
355 W Anchor Dr
Dakota Dunes SD 57049
Phone: 605-232-0066
Fax: 605-232-2066
www.advancedlimbs.com
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listed them below. It appears that this is happening all over the country
is a necessary evil if you want to be involved with certain hospitals. A
couple have said that they have gotten around it and have not been kicked
out of the hospital, but most have encouraged going through with the process
and keeping the credentials current.
Jeff Boonstra CP
Jeff, I am a CP in a hospital that uses Reptrax. The hospital is trying to
cover themselves for accredidation purposes and patient safety. They want
to make sure you have immunizations, etc to enter the hospital. When JCAHO
comes a calling they are required to prove patients are safe and this is one
way they do it. The way things are nowdays I would follow their
requirements. Access for all vendors, o and p, drug reps, hardware reps, is
getting tougher. There will come a day soon when sales calls are not
allowed at all or with very strict guidelines. Its quite an interesting
subject when you look at all sides, (my wife is a drug rep). Don't give them
a reason to limit your access or replace you with someone else. It's fairly
cheap to register.
----------------------------------
Virtually all of the hospitals in our area (Milwaukee, WI) now require
registration via RepTrax. While it does include vendors (sales reps), it
also classifies those of us who are authorized to enter patient care and
treatment areas (the requirements vary depending upon your level of patient
interaction). Essentially, it helps the hospital to ensure that you meet
basic requirements such as compliance with privacy policies, infection
control, etc.
We are required to log in and log out at a computer terminal and wear a
computer generated ID badge upon each visit. The weak link in the system
seems to be enforcement within the facilities. Most hospital staff I
encounter are not aware of the what RepTrax is and therefore I have been
able to come and go whether I am logged in and wearing a badge, or not.
It is certainly another added administrative nuisance, but you could
jeopardize your access to providing services to hospital patients (inpatient
or outpatient) if your local facilities begin to enforce compliance with
RepTrax registration.
--------------------------------------
These hospital validation systems are everywhere now. Companies that
contract with the hospital and you pay them to verify your credentials,
vaccinations and hospital policies. Some of the hospital require you to sit
through their orientation process which I think is over board. I don't see
anyway around it other than speaking with the hospital and find another way.
---------------------------------------
Yes it's a pain but the hospitals won't let you see the pt if not up to date
with Reptrax. We are going through the same thing and have been working on
meeting all the shot and other requirements to be able to see pt.'s. It
looks like you will have to do the tedious work.
Hope this helps,
-------------------------
There are different levels of access too so they might be more lenient based
on the areas in the hospital you need to go. If you're not in the O.R. like
the stryker rep you might not need all the shots, etc I think I had to do a
TB test and Hep B vaccine and send them a copy of my ABC certs. Jump
through a couple of their hippa hurtles, etc.
--------------------
Signing in usually lets me chat with the materials dept and they pay the
bills for medicare in-patients so you get to know them and form a
relationship. With all the JAACO hospital accreditation stuff they become
liable for anyone entering their facility, that's why they've gotten so
strict.
Being labeled a vendor really irked me in the beginning but I understand
that they need to be able to track people coming in and out and jumping
through the hoops to become privileged like an outside physician coming in
to see patients is much more work.
I think the only thing that becomes irritating is having to schedule a TB
test every year...and of course pay the $150. The rest of the hoops are good
forever.
I am also in the middle of getting all of the documents that Reptrax wants.
The list is available to you when you set up a Reptrax account but you can't
upload anything until you pay them. I signed up at one of the hospital
kiosks and started getting notices about what documents were needed. Your
question about if it is necessary I think basically comes down to how much
the hospital were you provide service wants to enforce it. We have had a few
occasions were we have be sent back to the central supply were the Reptrax
kiosk is to sign in. Other times nobody seems to notice and on the weekends
the hospital seems more relaxed in general, one weekend I tried to find the
kiosk to sign in but everything was locked up.
I agree with you that we as certified practitioners should not fall into the
REP catagory, but unfortunatly we are getting lumped in.
I'll be happy to help or answer what questions I can. Fortunatly I have a
corparation that handles many of the details for me.
Yep, ours is $250.00, and test for TB and all the extra other tests and
shots. And that is for each hospital you have to pay and enroll. We have 5
hospitals in our little town and adjoining counties that we get referrals to
The hospitals are shifting to becoming JAHCO compliant, in an area that
JAHCO has not cracked down on them yet. There are companies that make money
by doing the paperwork necessary to make sure the people contracting with
the hospitals are compliant. Another similar company is VendorClear.
You should check with a lawyer to determine if you are a vendor to the
hospital based upon the premises that you are providing a service to the
patients, are not owned by the hospital, are not an employee of the
hospital. Are you a vendor selling a service, and not a product?
The key to determining if you want to comply versus going around the system
is really determined by your viewpoint if there is any meaning to your
certification vs a high school person. If you value your education,
training, and certification, then you should not complain about a
requirement to provide prosthetic services, as certificaiton is required for
custom prosthetic services, which includes the fitting, adjustement, and
assessment. Are you willing to risk the hospital getting dinged by JAHCO by
circumventing their rules and think you will still get referrals from them
in the future?
Just my two cents, but there is also one other aspect of business looking to
profit on the field.
, We have several hospitals in our area in Ohio using Vendormate and
requiring anyone who works with patients to register with vendormate and pay
there yearly dues or fees! Just another way for an organization to make
money in my opinion. I do know the physicians do not have to register as
vendors when they are referred a patient. And this organization wants all
types of personal information which does include all representatives that
will be going to the hospital.
Seems like everytime you turn around another fee to pay!
transparent logo
Jeff Boonstra CP
355 W Anchor Dr
Dakota Dunes SD 57049
Phone: 605-232-0066
Fax: 605-232-2066
www.advancedlimbs.com
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constitutes confidential information and is intended to be transmitted and
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Jeff Boonstra, “retrax,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 16, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232346.
