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Hospitals turn to IT to monitor employee hand washing
More than two-dozen hospitals in Alabama are turning to technology to monitor staff hand washing efforts with a goal of minimizing healthcare-associated infections. The effort--dubbed the "Putting
Technology helps U. of Michigan Health System keep track of surgical tools
Bar codes for sponges and electronic radiology orders are just two of the ways surgeons at the University of Michigan Health System are keeping track of tools used during operations. The effort is an
RFID tags linked to EHRs help keep track of ED patients
Electronic health record vendor Meditech and real-time location system (RTLS) vendor Awarepoint have collaborated on a product that integrates RTLS with EHRs to help hospitals run their emergency
RFID tags used to prevent post-op mistakes by hospitals
The University of North Carolina Hospitals recently implemented a radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging system to prevent surgical instruments from being left in patient bodies after surgery.
Automate restocking supplies to cut costs
Hospital supplies and inventory make up 30 to 40 percent of a hospital's average budget, according to University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers. One way to cut down on those costs is to automate how
Remote monitoring potential of ultrawideband for hospitals too large to ignore
Ultrawideband technology may not be new, but a new study out of Oregon State University indicates that it could be the secret to advanced remote patient monitoring. And as care moves from inpatient
Near-field communication poised to be mHealth's next big wave
The floodgates may only have opened a crack, with just two near-field communication-enabled devices launched into the mHealth space in the past month--one for sleep tracking , and another for
PCTS acquisition helps Awarepoint with hospital-wide coverage
San Diego-based asset-tracking firm Awarepoint wants to spread its real-time location system (RTLS) enterprise-wide, and just took a big step in that direction by acquiring Charlotte, N.C.-based
Hospital to put radio tags on patients, staff
MultiCare Health System's Good Samaritan Hospital will attach radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to its staff and patients starting next month, the Puyallup, Wash.-based healthcare facility
Workflow software, robots poised to transform care
We have separate publications called FierceHealthIT and FierceEMR for a reason: Thanks in no small part to the federal "meaningful use" incentive program, EMRs are front of mind for many health IT
