RTLS & AI: Solving the Riddle of Healthcare Inefficiency

The following is a guest article by Steven Manifold, CMO at Ubisense. Many healthcare systems around the world are overburdened. Some face the lingering effects of COVID-19, while others lack funding and staff. Healthcare providers are increasingly turning to technology to help shoulder these burdens, but are fancy tech deployments really the cure or just another placebo?    RTLS RTLS (Real-time Location Systems) are not new technologies, but they remain uncommon in most healthcare settings. Popular in automotive, aerospace, and general manufacturing and logistics industries, they have paved the way towards smarter, more efficient industrial practices while contributing to the much vaulted “Industry 4.0” revolution. But what are they exactly and how could they contribute to a more efficient healthcare environment? How RTLS Works Most RTLS systems depend on a combination of tags, sensors, and software. Tags are attached to any vital assets that need to be tracked including equipment, supplies, devices, and even people. These tags come in a variety of sizes and will vary in range and data quality. Sensors gather data from the tags and feed that data into either an onsite or cloud-based data hub. A software platform, usually with a custom-built data visualization element, will then process that data.   By visualizing the accrued data effectively, one can begin to develop insights that can change the efficiency of a healthcare site, as well as explore time-saving automat...
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