Genesis Health Systems has installed an RFID-enabled system to better track assets as they pass through its clinicians’ hands, as well as its sterilization and biomedical departments. The firm sought a solution that would allow it to locate rented pumps and return them on time, as well as know where the hospital’s own pumps are located, and recognize when there is a bottleneck that could cause an equipment shortage. The Wi-Fi-based technology provides the facility with detailed reports based on equipment movement and usage, and enables it to respond more quickly to natural disasters or other emergencies. In this session, hear how the time spent locating missing equipment has been reduced from 22 minutes to a maximum of 2 minutes searching via computer.
Speakers: Al Loeffelholz, Logistics Manager, Genesis Health Systems; Steve Montgomery, Supervisor of Logistics, Genesis Health Systems