RTLS is a powerful value driver in healthcare. But, when it comes to your IT systems, you also have a responsibility to ensure patient data is always available at the point of care.

Awarepoint’s ZigBee–based RTLS eliminates threats of data loss and other health IT complications to your Wi-Fi network. System level administration and support plus SaaS-based applications relieve your IT department of many critical, but costly responsibilities.

Challenge:
In today’s challenging healthcare environment, hospital IT staff is overburdened and overworked, preparing complex IT environments to support EMR, CPOE and other critical health IT applications.

While RTLS is a vital tool in creating a hospital IT environment to reduce errors and eliminate delays related to safe, efficient clinical care, interference, interruption and downtime are not an option. If leveraging your hospitals’ Wi-Fi network for RTLS applications, hospital IT executives must give serious consideration to potential patient safety hazards.

RTLS Benefit:
Successful health IT provides the foundation to transform clinical and business processes and Enterprise Awareness with RTLS is crucial to that mission. Awarepoint’s purpose-built ZigBee-based RTLS eliminates threats of data loss and other health IT complications to your Wi-Fi network. Simple to install and maintain, the Awarepoint solution requires minimal support from your IT staff. Our full service end to end solution – hardware, SaaS-model RTLS applications and fully configured Awarepoint Positioning Appliance, include remote maintenance and support including 24/7 remote monitoring. With Awarepoint, you’ll require no additional IT infrastructure – the Awarepoint solution makes use of standard Ethernet LAN and existing networked PCs which support standard Web browsers. In addition our, standards-based open API integrates easily with other systems and applications.

RTLS Impact:
Real-Time Location Solutions (RTLS) are analogous to indoor GPS, offering immediate awareness of location, status and movement of equipment, patients and personnel throughout your hospital.

Awarepoint’s Independent, purpose-built wireless network eliminates interference, security and bandwidth issues that persist when leverage existing Wi-Fi networks for RTLS applications. Our solution won’t disrupt current workflow and operations and can be installed in occupied patient rooms and sterile areas, making it easy to get started and easy to expand. The ZigBee wireless mesh network over 802.15.4 utilizes standard AC-powered sensors and does not involve removing ceiling tiles, opening walls or running cables. Tags transmit IP addresses only, no patient-specific data.

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Take Action. We offer hospitals a free RTLS Impact Analysis to identify positive financial and clinical outcomes specific to your hospital. This is done by conducting one-on-one interviews, using department-specific question sets to identify items to be tagged. We’ll then calculate your savings and present the identified hard cost reduction associated with TRUST using your hospital’s specific data. Contact us for your unique RTLS Impact Analysis and discover The Awarepoint Difference. Tell me more