McKesson has acquired Rosebud Solutions, a provider of software solutions to track and manage instruments, endoscopes and tissue implants for surgical services, as well as medical crash carts and mobile equipment.

The Rosebud Solutions portfolio is designed to create efficient and responsible workflow processes in the surgical, central services and sterile processing departments to help hospitals improve patient care, reduce surgical delays and costs and save staff time.

Chris Bauleke, vice president and general manager of Resource Management solutions for McKesson Provider Technologies said “Better tracking and management of surgical instruments, tissues, implants and mobile medical equipment can improve operating room throughput, dramatically reduce new instrument purchases and help improve patient safety by reducing delays on the operating table.

The Rosebud Solutions software set helps central services/sterile processing departments and surgical services electronically manage, track and reduce costly waste for thousands of expensive surgical trays and instruments that are used in several locations throughout the hospital. The solutions also help hospitals manage regulatory requirements for safe tissue and implant management.

With the addition of Rosebud Solutions, McKesson’s surgical suite continues to meet the growing demands of the perioperative, anesthesia and central services areas, helping health care organisations with their goal of providing safe and efficient patient care. The acquisition also expands McKesson’s materials management solution with mobile medical equipment and tray management and tracking capabilities