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Awarepoint demonstrates the value of RTLS during HIMSS11

Friday, February 18, 2011

Awarepoint Corp. announced that it will be participating in the upcoming HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition.

Attendees who visit Awarepoint’s Booth #1901 in Hall B will see live demonstrations of health care solutions designed to actively track, monitor and optimize the utilization and work flow of both equipment and people in hospitals environments.


Awarepoint will also host a discussion where visitors may meet and speak directly with presenters on enterprise awareness and real-time locating system value drivers in hospitals to improve quality of care, patient safety, and compliance.

The HIMSS11 event will be held February 20 – 24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. [end] 

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The ThingMagic Astra reader is an ultra-high frequency RFID reader with a fully integrated antenna designed for commercial environments, such as hospitals and clinics. Astra readers offer Power over Ethernet (PoE) and WiFi options to support flexible, low cost installations.

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PeaceHealth’s Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend deployed the Versus Advantages real-time locating system (RTLS) for clinical automation and better visibility of patients, staf, and assets.

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) announced the publication the new 802.15.4f-2012 standard for active RFID and RTLS.

This new standard will enable interoperability between systems and give end users a wider selection of vendors, whereas in the past the choice has been limited to a single source that supplies a proprietary technology platform.

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Awarepoint announced that it will integrate its real-time location (RTLS) system for health care environments with Meditech’s electronic health record (EHR). The effort aims to improve throughput and patient safety in hospital emergency departments (ED).

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