RFIDNews | Eastern Maine Medical Center uses RFID to manage patient flow

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Eastern Maine Medical Center’s (EMMC) newly renovated 32,000 square foot Imaging Center has recently installed a Real-time Locating System (RTLS) in order to better manage patient flow.

Versus Technology’s RTLS automatically captures time parameters related to each patient’s visit, including wait time and time to complete a particular imaging service.

Imaging Center staff can then make real-time comparisons to benchmarked goals, perform more accurate scheduling based on actual time to complete certain procedures, and better inform patients as to expected wait and procedure times.

Additionally, Versus automatically identifies room status as available, in-use, reserved, in-process (being cleaned) or unavailable based on patient locations.

UM Medical Center installs pharma track and trace system

Aethon announced recently that it’s automated tracking and chain-of-custody system - MedEx - is now operational at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

The MedEx System serves as enhancement to the TUG robot, also developed by Aethon, and allows hospital pharmacies to know the real-time location and status of medications throughout the facility. Combining passive RFID technology and biometrics capabilities built into the TUG secure carts, MedEx automatically creates an electronic chain-of-custody receipt including the person, location, and date/time indicating when an item is placed in and removed from the TUG.

Mississippi Medical Center taps Skytron for optimizing equipment

To automatically track and manage over 6,000 hospital assets throughout their 756 beds and 1.9 million square foot facility, the University of Mississippi Medical Center has selected the real-time location solution from Skytron.

NEC implements asset tracking system in Brazil hospital

NEC Corporation announced that its Brazil headquarters has completed the initial phase of an RFID-enabled tracking and monitoring system at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Brazil.

ClearCount Medical Solutions obtains new financing

ClearCount Medical Solutions, a Pittsburgh-based provider of patient safety products for the operating room, has closed its $5 million series B financing round.

The company intends to use the funds to further research and development of its RFID-based solutions for operating rooms. ClearCount has already developed the first FDA-cleared sponge counting and detection solution.

Maine cancer facility improve patient care with Versus

CancerCare of Maine (CCOM), operated by Eastern Maine Medical Center, selected the Versus Advantages solution from Versus for its new facility in Brewer, Maine. The solution is used to automatically communicate patient care progression, room status and to maximize efficiency through integration with other systems such as digital phones, scheduling and nurse call.

Pediatric hospital taps Patient Care Tech. for workflow automation

Patient Care Technology Systems announced that Cook Children’s Medical Center has selected the company’s Amelior Tracker system to automatically track medical equipment throughout their Ft. Worth, Texas facility.

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Eastern Maine Medical Center uses RFID to manage patient flow