How Real-Time Location Systems Can Increase Work and Patient Flow

How REAL-TIME LOCATION SYSTEMS can increase WORK AND PATIENT FLOW USES 3x AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT Some hospitals used to purchase up to three times the amount of equipment that they needed, just because they had a hard time locating it. SAVE MONEY TRACK Location of people or objects within a specific area can easily be tracked. RTLS can reduce the need for redundant assets. INTEGRATE WIRELESS Devices containing personal health information (PHI) will auto log out of the Transmitter tags are attached to items or personnel being tracked. network when it leaves a secure location. ΟΡΤΙΜΙΖΕ RTLS can also optimize patient flow, tracking the location of patients themselves so that they can check in and go to their room immediately. STATISTICS IN 2011 95% In 2011, it was reported that 95 percent of organizations that had implemented RTLS had seen a return on investment. 2011 256 MILLION 2022 4 BILLION In 2011, the RTLS market was reported to be about USD 256 million. The market is estimated to reach USD 4 billion by 2022. If you're making patients wait more than 20 minutes before seeing you for an appointment, you could be at risk of losing those patients. The prevalence of wandering by ambulatory residents in nursing homes is staggering- estimates of up to 100% have been reported. 100% A RECENT STUDY AT SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER A study of the use of a real-time location system (RTLS) at Southeastern Regional Medical Center indicates the technology can save hospitals hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, improve clinical outcomes and boost staff morale. SAVE HOSPITALS IMPROVE CLINICAL BOOST STAFF HUNDREDS OUTCOMES MORALE OF DOLLARS Nurses spent at least an hour a day | searching for equipment before this technology was introduced. Clinical engineering staff reduced time spent searching for equipment from four hours a day to less than 10 minutes. BENEFITS LOCATING EQUIPMENT FOR ΜΑIΝΤΕΝANCE AND CLEANNG Having the ability to identify the location of equipment that is due for routine maintenance or cleaning is critical to ensuring the safety of patients. RTLS is capable of providing alerts on equipment to staff. LOCATING EQUIPMENT FOR CLINICAL CARE One hospital spent two months on a benchmarking analysis and found that it took on average 22 minutes to find an infusion pump. After the implementation of RTLS, it took on average of two minutes to find a pump. OUTBREAK DETECTION / DISEASE SURVEILL ANCE NON- INFECTIOUS RTLS technology can determine each and every staff member who could have potentially been in contact with a patient classified as highly contagioUs or with a specific condition. CONTACT HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE Wth the introduction of RTLS to dynamically track and report on hand hygiene protocol compliance, many of the systems that are available today are also providing active alters to the clinicians whenever they enter a patient's room and haven't complied with the hand hygiene guidelines. SOURCES http://www.healthcareitnews.com/directory/real-time-location-systems-rtls?page=4 http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/real-time-location-system-rtls-market-global-industry-size-share-trends-analysis-and-forecasts-2012-2018-181814.htm http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/modernmedicine/modern-medicine-feature-articles/20-minutes-magic-number-patie https://www.ecri.org/Documents/RM/CCRM_TOC/Hazardous_Wandering_Elopement.pdf http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/study-rtls-technology-can-save-hospitals-time-and-money-boost-care?page=1 http://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/healthitexchange/meaningfulhealthcareinformaticsblog/rtls-areas-of-impact-for-healthcare-systems/ CENTRAK Infographic Designed by: NationalPositions %24 %24