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Posted December 7, 2006
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare: Business News
New York-Presbyterian Selects Patient Care Technology Systems' Automatic Tracking Software for Perioperative Services
System Will Track Patients and Mobile Medical Equipment for 30 Operating Room Department
Mission Viejo, CA, Nov. 7, 2006 — Patient Care Technology Systems announced today that New York-Presbyterian Hospital has selected Amelior ORTracker® automatic tracking software to improve the efficiency of surgical care throughout its perioperative department. The software will be used to communicate the location of patients and mobile medical equipment in its perioperative department, receiving & post-anesthesia care units, and sterile support services.
The automatic tracking software provides real-time tracking of patients and mobile medical equipment wireless ultra-wideband badges worn by patients and staff. In addition to locating and tracking Operating Room resources, the software translates interactions between patients, medical staff and equipment into time-stamped stages of a patient's course of treatment. This information is continuously updated on an electronic tracking map to inform care givers of anticipated demand as patients are prepared for surgery and later for recovery. The software organizes communications between care givers reducing the confusion over the status of patients, rooms, and the availability of clinical staff. As a result, phone calls and other manual interventions to manage care progression are reduced resulting in more timely care and a quieter patient environment. Extensive data on patient flow and resource utilization is generated through the software's reporting engine to assist perioperative departments to further analyze department utilization.
"In a busy OR, we are constantly looking for new and improved ways to support our care givers, which will in turn enhance the patient experience," said Dennis Fowler, M.D., vice president & medical director of perioperative services, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. "By communicating the location of patients and life-saving medical equipment, Amelior ORTracker aims for a safer and more efficient environment."
The Amelior ORTracker software is part of a suite of department-specific and enterprise-wide automatic tracking solutions designed to improve patient flow through organized communications. The software applications work with all forms of locating hardware including ultra-wideband, RFID, Wi-Fi and infrared. PCTS works with healthcare providers to determine the most suitable configuration based on factors such as tracking precision requirements, the physical plant, and the hospital network infrastructure.
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