On any given day, the ambulatory care center at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center, in Burlington, Mass., treats approximately 3,000 patients, while hundreds more receive top-quality care in the 295-bed hospital, 24-hour emergency department and trauma center. The center, one of the top medical facilities in the Boston area, has more than 1,500 pieces of moveable medical equipment. In this session, hear how Lahey pioneered the use of RFID for asset tracking in a hospital, and how it has since moved on to additional applications of the technology.
Speaker: Ed Bortone, CHPA, Director of Materials Services and Security, Lahey Clinic Medical Center (Note: Ed Bortone was unable to present and this presentation was done by Mark Roberti.)
Published: February 21, 2013