DETECTO launches initiative with exclusive NTEP certifications on medical scales.
Manufacturer partners with MedPro for national presence and sales support.
DETECTO is leading the new standard in nationally regulated medical scales as the only medical scale manufacturer with NTEP (National Type Evaluation Program) verified weighing accuracy.
NTEP is the same verification used for gas pumps and commercial food weighing standards; the certification means scales have been subjected to 100,000 weighing cycles and maintained strict accuracy in a variety of testing temperatures.
“Using an NTEP-certified medical scale can significantly reduce the risk of preventable dosage related medical errors that heavily impact the U.S. healthcare industry each year,” said Jonathan Sabo, Vice President of Marketing and Customer Support for DETECTO. “We are confident that with MedPro’s sales capabilities and our industry leading product standards, we have a winning formula.”
Medication errors cost the industry about $21 billion per year and cause between 7,000 and 9,000 deaths, according to the National Library of Medicine. They can occur due to confusing units like kilograms or pounds and miscalculations due to inaccurate weight measurements. DETECTO helps protect patients and medical organizations from both of these issues through its OneWeigh units, which lock into kilograms (KGs) or pounds (LBs) with NTEP-certified weighing accuracy.
NTEP-certified scales are used widely across the consumer spectrum
“Americans use scales that are NTEP certified when buying bananas at the store because it’s critical for the weight of the bananas to be accurate between the buyer and seller,” Sabo said. “Yet a pediatric scale weighing a baby or a physician scale weighing a patient before surgery for assigning dosages isn’t held to the same criteria as buying fruit or vegetables. We are creating a new standard for the medical industry, one that is long overdue and keeps the health of our patients as the No. 1 priority.”
DETECTO’s NTEP-certified medical scales can lessen dosage liability risks, help lower adverse drug event (ADE) and readmission costs, and reduce the overall percentage of medication errors. An estimated 15% to 25% of medication errors are linked to incorrect dosages, according to the National Library of Medicine.
“Accurate patient weighing plays a critical role in ensuring correct medical dosages, especially in pediatrics and oncology,” Sabo said. NTEP-certified medical scales provide highly accurate and consistent readings and DETECTO is the only medical scale manufacturer offering them.
Partnering with MedPro
DETECTO has partnered with MedPro for its healthcare sales solutions on the NTEP-certified medical scales.
MedPro’s nationwide salesforce is in-service capable, fully credentialed, clinically trained and HIDA AMS Accredited. The MedPro team sells to end users alongside its national, regional and local distribution partners, serving the acute, post-acute and government markets.
Ben Brenneman, Director of Business Development said, “MedPro is proud to partner with DETECTO, whose products are made in the United States. Our national field sales organization is prepared to leverage our relationships with hospitals, IDNs, GPOs, health systems, post-acute care and alternate care facilities to represent DETECTO’s NTEP accreditation on its medical scales, and provide assurances that customers are receiving the highest quality scales available on the market.”