An environment of accountable care and the impending reality of the value-based reimbursement, the necessity of transforming workflows and technical infrastructure to address standardized quality measures has hospitals scrambling for solutionsRTLS technology and associated analytic systems are developing rapidly to meet the needs of providers that are looking to mine large warehouses of data to inform strategies aimed at optimal care coordination. 

A number of growing companies are working to advance the industry and developing more innovative solution-based applications. The RTLS industry has moved beyond the typical return-on-investment thinking. It is now looking more intently at patient flow and communication within the facilities to identify areas where precious minutes can be saved in OR time, patient waiting, staff response and eqipment/staff/location  ​​[+ Read More ]