The safety and well-being of patients and staff have become one of the main challenges in the healthcare industry, as high-quality patient care depends on variables such as organizational processes, system implementation, accuracy of data insights, and support for health professionals. Studies have shown that these factors significantly influence patient safety and outcomes. The industry has been striving to recognize and address these challenges in recent years by pursuing the Triple Aim (the
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real-time locating systems (RTLS)
RTLS In Healthcare: Optimizing ROI for Health Systems
The last few years have caused significant disruption and constraints of budgets, staffing, and resources throughout healthcare facilities, from the bedside to administrative teams. Despite these parameters, healthcare professionals and employees are still asked to do more with less while operating at the top of their licenses. Providing the necessary support is key to achieving high-quality patient care, staff satisfaction, and overall retention, along with increasing an organization’s bottom
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The Rise of Real-Time Location Tracking (RTLS) Adoption in Healthcare
The healthcare industry is one where inefficiency leads to significant productivity losses and could contribute to loss of life.That's why a system that keeps track of people, medicines and other essentials is exceptionally advantageous in that sector. Besides boosting productivity, real-time location systems (RTLS) could increase patient satisfaction and more.RTLS Adoption in Healthcare Is On the RiseA forecast showing the state of the RTLS healthcare industry predicts the total worth will
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4 Benefits of Leveraging Real-Time Situational Awareness in Healthcare
A term usually found in aviation, military operations and nuclear engineering industries are now making a significant impact in healthcare. “Situational awareness” — maintaining an understanding of what’s going on around you at every moment and using that information to mitigate risk — is helping more and more healthcare providers and hospitals improve patient outcomes.A new white paper just launched by Amplion Clinical Communications, a company focused on transforming the legacy nurse call to
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Cohealo Launches EHR-Integrated Solution for Tracking Medical Equipment Utilization
Cohealo, a healthcare IT company for equipment sharing and planning, today launched Cohealo Track, a SaaS-based solution that leverages case information from a hospital system’s EHR to provide actionable insights into medical equipment utilization. On average, a health system’s medical equipment will sit idle for 58 percent of its lifespan, tying up finite capital planning budgets in redundant purchases that are estimated to be as high as 25 percent of a single hospital’s inventory. With Cohealo
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Tagnos Lands $5M for Clinical Logistics Automation Solution for Hospitals
Tagnos, a developer of the leading clinical logistics automation solution for hospitals and clinics has raised $5 million from Benhamou Global Ventures, Morpheus Ventures and Zebra Ventures, the investment arm of Zebra Technologies Corp.Tagnos’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform is designed to orchestrate hospital workflow in ways that reduce wait times, enhance the patient experience, improve staff efficiency and optimize the utilization of supplies and equipment. The company’s analytics
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Why Most Hospitals Aren’t Smart Enough for Healthcare Consumers
Many hospitals are trying to be smart—optimizing the digitizing of all their needed data and even hospital infrastructure—but many are failing, and patients today need faster decisions based on complete data. MGM Solutions weighs in on how hospitals can get smarter faster.Hospitals globally are under tremendous pressure, facing factors such as reimbursement and cost pressures, while serving an increasingly aging population suffering from chronic diseases. Hospitals are seeking ways to improve
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