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These advanced technologies will do more to help provider organizations with workflow optimization, staff shortages and the patient experience in the year ahead, one expert predicts.
It plans to use more of such technology in operating theatres, wards and at the emergency department.
The system has higher sensitivity in identifying close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases compared to a conventional tracing method.
The presence of real-time location systems also can help hire new talent and improve the workplace for nurses while there is a nursing shortage, one expert says.
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Pre-tagged RFID-enabled pharmaceuticals are saving hospital pharmacies vital time and resources through managing the receipt, movement and use of medications.
The tracking technology also is enabling the hospital to report more highly accurate results to the Pennsylvania state health department.
As COVID-19 surges and supply lines become critical, health system leaders are working toward real-time visibility and predictive tools for inventory, pricing, lead times and demand trends.
Coral Gables Hospital has survived major drug shortages, kept tight tabs on inventory, and helped patients and staff stay safe from coronavirus infection.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital-Westover Hills saved two hours and 40 minutes per patient discharge – and the increased capacity led to $351,000 in revenue gained in a year for the 150-bed community hospital.
The RF-ReID technology, developed at MIT's Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, can assess vital signs and take the "collective pulse" in congregate settings by analyzing wireless signals.
