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