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Healthcare asset management for real-time location of people and equipment

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Presently, RTLS (Real Time Locating System) is the newest technology that has become essential in the healthcare organizations. These are asset tracking management systems and equipment that play an important role in the efficient operation of a hospital. How is RTLS useful for healthcare organizations? This technology is used for asset tracking by following those people or equipment that have tags or active badges and return the location back to those persons who have a need to know this. It addresses the issue of inefficiency due to “hunting, chasing and fetching” for the required people and equipment by monitoring the staff, patients and mobile equipment in real time. With these systems, the users will be regularly updated of the location of co-workers, patients and equipment. By setting smart rules of engagement and combining these with the data of real time location, the organizations can significantly improve the communication about the status of patient. It means that the ...

Boost your hospital’s performance with healthcare asset tracking

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Hospitals are meant to provide healthcare to the patients with specialized staff and caregivers. Hospital staff utilizes a lot of equipment to care for the patients. Mostly, it has been observed that the workforce “hunt, chase and fetch” the required people and equipment as it is not necessary that at the time of requirement everyone is present there or right equipment is available. It is all due to the communication gap that the team members of the hospital are not aware of the situation. In some hospitals, the “hunting, chasing and fetching” is done on a regular basis that consumes a lot of time and also requires more effort.      How can you get rid of this situation? The hospitals can be operated in an efficient manner with the help of a technology, i.e. healthcare asset tracking or the Real Time Locating System.  This technology has become vital for the healthcare for asset tracking. The system follows the people or equipment that has active tag...