Real-Time Locating Systems In Healthcare, RTLS Tag, RTLS Device, and Radio Frequency Communication Resources

FEATURED ARTICLES: RTLS

• AHA Health Forum Releases List Of Most Wired Hospitals

  “Most Wired” hospitals are partnering with other providers to share health data, study found. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

• Research Finds Effectiveness Of Radar And Bed Sensors To Help Keep Seniors Safe

  Monitoring technology helps health providers detect problems early. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

• SSM Health Becomes First To Adopt Surescripts National Record Locator Service

  NRLS breaks down barriers to truly connected healthcare with information sharing in real-time. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

• Medical Moneyball — What Healthcare Stands To Learn From The Oakland A’s

  With all the talk of Big Data, there are still big questions as to how to most effectively leverage information and data to make a positive impact on healthcare delivery, cost, and outcomes. One health system leader thinks an approach developed by a Major League baseball team might be a game changer.

• A Road Map To Accelerating Health IT Value And Innovation
• Implementing Tracking Technology To Improve Infection Control
• $4.3 Billion Invested In Digital HIT In 2015
• Top 10 Health IT Trends For 2016
• Combine Lean & Real-Time Tracking To Improve Outcomes
• Do You Know Your HIT?

CASE STUDIES & WHITE PAPERS

• Hospital CIOs: Address — Don’t Ignore — BYOD Pressures

  When it comes to optimizing their facilities’ communications infrastructure, policies and management,
  hospital CIOs are under enormous pressure to break out of some previously unassailable comfort
  zones. 

• University Of Mississippi Medical Center Finds Quick RTLS ROI

  This case study outlines the many values of RTLS (real-time location systems) and monitoring systems in healthcare, and how the University of Mississippi Medical Center realized a return on its investment in RTLS and temperature monitoring in less than two years.

• 10 Point Guide To Selecting The Right Mobile Computer Cart

  The evaluation and selection pro­cess of mobile carts can be a daunting task for healthcare pro­fessionals. This 10 point checklist can be your guide to understanding the ins and outs of modern mobile computer cart technology, and how to determine which cart is right for your healthcare facility.

• Patient Safety Applications Of Bar Code And RFID Technologies The recent focus on patient safety in U.S. hospitals has yielded a flood of new technologies and tools aimed specifically at improving the quality of patient care at the bedside. This has been accomplished by integrating the physical process of care delivery with medication information and software applications that provide clinical decision support, and quality and safety checks. By Zebra Technologies

• It’s All In The Wrist: Improving Patient Safety With Bar Code Wristbands
• Connected Healthcare: Changing The Way You Design, Build, And Manage Healthcare Environments
• RTLS: Seeing Is Believing For Pediatric Hospital

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

• The Problem With Consumerism In Healthcare

  Many industry leaders championed a free market approach to healthcare during the 12^th Annual World Health Care Congress last week. Here are a few key reasons why I don’t think this model is “the fix” our industry so desperately needs.

• Is Technology To Blame For Physician Burnout?
• The ONC’s Olive Branch
• HIMSS15 Provides Both Clarity & Confusion
• Stirring The Health IT Pot
• The Quest For Evidence At HIMSS14
• My 6 Must-See HIMSS14 Sessions