RTLS

Real time location systems use technologies like radio-frequency identification (RFID) to allow hospitals to track the location of everything from equipment to patients. Cost savings, increased productivity and improved patient care have been identified among the advantages of using RTLS technology.

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Special Report: Real time location systems

 
5 novel uses for RTLS technology
May 15, 2012 | Michelle McNickle
Recent reports have touted the benefits that real-time locating system (RTLS) technology can have for a company's bottom line. An even better ROI can be had with a little creativity, says Merrie Wallace, executive vice president of product solutions at Awarepoint.
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Alabama initiative uses RFID, databases to track statewide hygiene compliance
April 4, 2012 | Mike Miliard
Alabama's Putting Power into Healthcare Initiative (PPHI) bills itself as the first statewide effort to use a data-backed network to encourage and track hand-washing across multiple hospitals in a single state.
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Slowly, 'smart hospitals' on the rise
March 14, 2012 | Mike Miliard
One of the most intriguing areas at HIMSS12 this past month was the Intelligent Hospital Pavilion. Presented in partnership with the RFID in Healthcare Consortium, HIMSS' walk-though mock-up offered an up-close look at the myriad ways radio-frequency identification (RFID), real-time location system (RTLS), sensor and wireless technologies – developed by companies such as AeroScout, AwarePoint, Intelligent InSites and RFID Global Solutions – can optimize inventory management, improve patient safety, streamline clinical workflow and more.
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Neupert to join Brailer's Health Evolution Partners
January 26, 2012 | Bernie Monegain
Former Microsoft Health Solutions Group executive Peter Neupert will join Health Evolution Partners, a venture capital firm launched by former National Coordinator for Health IT David Brailer, MD, as an operating partner.
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AAP, Sanofi Pasteur provide 2D barcoding to pediatric offices
January 6, 2012 | Mike Miliard
The American Academy of Pediatrics and Sanofi Pasteur have partnered to ensure that pediatric offices nationwide have access to a new vaccine packaging technology that will capture more information in a simple two-dimensional scan than was possible with a standard linear barcode.
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KLAS report shows RTLS adopters yield ROI
December 27, 2011 | Bernie Monegain
A new KLAS report "Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) 2011: Maximizing the ROI" finds that 95 percent of responding organizations that use RTLS cite operational efficiency gains.
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Epic tops 2011 Best in KLAS Awards
December 16, 2011 | Mike Miliard
KLAS has unveiled its annual "Best in KLAS Awards" for software and professional services in 2011, ranking the best-performing healthcare IT vendors in more than 100 market segments based on ratings from over 18,000 interviews with healthcare providers.
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Colombian hospital's new branch gets the digital treatment
November 9, 2011 | Jamie Thompson
Centros Especializados de San Vicente Fundacion, a non-profit private institution in Colombia, has enlisted Orange Business Services to integrate and deliver technology and communications services in its new branch.
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UNC Hospitals deploys radio frequency technology in ORs
October 17, 2011 | Mike Miliard
University of North Carolina Hospitals has implemented the RF Assure Detection System, from Bellevue, Wash.-based RF Surgical Systems, in its surgical suites. The system uses radio-frequency detection technology to prevent surgical items from remaining inside a patient post-surgery.
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Secure Care, Intelligent InSites partner for RTLS
October 13, 2011 | Mike Miliard
Intelligent InSites, which develops real-time location systems (RTLS) technology for hospitals, has partnered with Secure Care Products to expand the latter’s portfolio of patient safety solutions.
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Vendor Notebook: Summit outfits Washington hospital with interface engine
August 26, 2011 | Mike Miliard
Summit Healthcare announced a new partnership with Port Angeles, Wash.-based Olympic Medical Center, and the successful implementation of its interface engine technology at the acute care facility.
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VA awards $3.4M contract for RTLS system
August 16, 2011 | Mike Miliard
The Veteran's Administration has awarded Louisville, Ky.-based Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, which specializes in information technology systems infrastructure, and its Vienna, Va.-based partner, ICS, a contract worth roughly $3.4 million to develop real-time locating systems for its hospitals.
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How to use Capacity Management to Improve Hospital Finances and Quality Performance Metrics
April 17, 2012 | White Papers
Hospital executives know that traditional cost-cutting methods have reached the point of diminishing return. Reduced reimbursement, increasing regulations, staff reductions, mandatory overtime, and lower capital expenditures have had disastrous effects on care delivery and the overall health of provider institutions. Yet the federal government is asking for more givebacks. You say you can’t squeeze water from a stone, but perhaps you can.
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Redefining Value and Success in Healthcare: Charting the Path to the Future
March 13, 2012 | On Demand Webinars
Across the healthcare industry, we are seeing forward-thinking organizations develop new competencies in anticipation of the opportunity that comes with industry-wide transformation. They are positioning themselves for success. And they are defining the future of healthcare. Will your organization be ready? Register to learn more and listen to the session now!
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Branch on Demand for Healthcare: Extending and Securing Access Across Caregiving Locations
January 5, 2012 | White Papers
Healthcare professionals need to focus on quality of patient care and on securing the patient data, even in the most remote locations. Network services provided to remote facilities, clinics, and offices depend less on the size of the location and more on the functions being performed at that location. Learn more about Branch on Demand, a cloud-enabled networking solution for remote locations that simplifies provisioning, management, security, and troubleshooting for these deployments.
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Wi-Fi Provides Rx for Healthcare Challenges
January 5, 2012 | White Papers
The healthcare environment naturally lends itself to wireless networking, given the inherently mobile nature of physicians, nurses, orderlies, and others who move from beds to examining rooms, ministering to patients. This paper looks at how healthcare providers are using wireless LANs creatively to improve patient care and to realize much-needed cost efficiencies. It also discusses the primary challenges health organizations face in their deployments and offers up solutions for successfully addressing them.
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An Open Letter to the Obama Health Team: Where is my patient? Do I have the right equipment? And other questions an EMR can't answer...
February 12, 2009 | Manuel Lowenhaupt, MD
We propose that our nation's responsibility to transform healthcare must involve much more than a massive investment in computerizing patients' medical records.
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PacMed Clinic Off & Running With Versus Advantages RTLS
October 5, 2010 | Industry News Release
Versus Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce that another phenomenal customer, Pacific Medical Center (PacMed), is now realizing the benefits of the Versus Advantages Real-time Locating System (RTLS).
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Texoma Medical Center Selects Skytron, powered by Awarepoint, for their Real-time Location System
September 29, 2010 | Industry News Release
RTLS deployment comprises nearly 320,000 square feet, over 200 tagged medical equipment assets, temperature monitoring and all visiting vendor sales representatives throughout the facility.
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