Electronics giant Royal Philips said its Medical Systems Division has implemented an RFID-enabled Philips asset tracking solution.
The asset tracking solution uses WiFi technology from AeroScout Inc, Wireless Tags, a location engine and MobileView user interface.
The wireless tags can be put in any of the mobile assets. These tags would transmit data to the existing 802.11 wireless infrastructure of a healthcare unit. The location engine would feed the data and location of the assets can then be displayed on a report format or a map for any networked hospital user.
Tom Kirkland, Vice President of Phillips Medical Systems opines,
With the information that is gathered through the asset tracking solution, asset utilization, work flow efficiencies, and staff productivity can be improved.
He added,
Asset tracking allows users to maximize the resources they have and to make smarter decisions about what they need going forward. Visibility of location and awareness of building trend history over time means both staff satisfaction in the short term and staff efficiencies in the long term.
