Oct 14, 2019On Oct. 10, 2019, RFID Journal hosted a webinar provided by Robert Kowalik, HID Global's practice director for location services specializing in health care. An archived recording of the presentation, titled "Redefining IoT in Healthcare," is now available for viewing on demand, along with the presenter's slides.
The complexities of delivering and managing patient care and operational departmental workflows across the health-care continuum are more acute than ever. With that in mind, Kowalik explained how to implement an Internet of Things (IoT)-based architecture across a single network, enabling multiple solutions. Attendees learned how to extend their ecosystem of real-time point solutions, including location services, environmental monitoring, hand-hygiene compliance, wayfinding and other business analytics.
Kowalik outlined how this can result in 70 percent lower tag costs than with other asset-tracking systems, 90 percent lower infrastructure costs and an open architecture allowing for uncomplicated integration. Implementing smarter health-care operations can improve throughput, he said, while increasing return on investment (ROI) by connecting individuals, devices and buildings across a hospital, clinic or campus. The speaker discussed how this is being done at a large teaching facility and at other health-care organizations.
To watch the video, click here. In addition, a PDF of the slides used in the presentation has been created for your convenience. The presenter owns the copyright to these materials, which are being offered only for your personal reference and should not be reused without permission. The PDF is available here. Please note that you need to be a Registered User or Premium Member of RFID Journal, as you will be prompted to enter your e-mail address and password before viewing the recordings. (Registration is free.)
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