ORBIT
Operating-room barcode inventory and preference-card platform, live across multiple hospital sites.
Problem
Operating rooms tracked supplies and surgeon preference cards in spreadsheets and paper. Counts drifted, cases were delayed hunting for items, and charge capture leaked revenue.
Approach
Built a barcode-first web application: scan-in / scan-out at the bin, preference cards tied to procedures and surgeons, and reconciliation against the Infor ERP. Added role-based access, single sign-on, leaderboards to drive adoption, and a reporting layer for missing items and replenishment.
Architecture
Python web app hosted on IIS; SQL Server backend with locations and bins modelled per site; HL7 v2 feed for case context; nightly Infor integration; multi-preference-card support and patient charging added in 2026.
By the numbers
Outcome
Rolled out from the main campus to Women's Hospital and PAR. Same-day fixes during the first live OR shifts stabilised workflows; the platform is now the system of record for OR inventory and feeds patient charging.
What I would tell your team
Ask me how this maps onto your EHR, your interface engine and your security review. I can walk through the data flow, the failure modes we hit at go-live, and what I would do differently the second time.
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