Skytron, a division of the KMW Group, Inc., announced that Spectrum Health has successfully implemented the company's Real-time Location (RTLS) collaborative solution, powered by Awarepoint and Intelligent InSites, to automatically track and manage over 5,300 hospital assets throughout its downtown and cross town campuses, inclusive of 1.8 million square feet for Butterworth Hospital, Fred and Lenna Meijer Heart Center, Helen DeVos Women's and Children's Center and Blodgett Memorial Hospital (see also Skytron; Awarepoint Corporation and Intelligent InSites).
'Tracking medical equipment that requires preventative maintenance to ensure patient safety was priority #1,' said Robert Rinck, Director of Clinical Engineering for Spectrum Health System. 'In addition, optimizing the utilization of our mobile assets, including our infusion pumps, wheelchairs, computers on wheels has provided early and immediate benefits for deploying the RTLS solution. We can use the assets more efficiently, reducing rentals and capital purchases, while improving workflows.'
'Skytron has worked together with Spectrum Health for over 35 years delivering progressive, quality medical equipment innovations here in West Michigan. We are pleased to provide Spectrum Health with RTLS solutions that will further enhance patient care, clinical workflows and efficiency,' said David M. Mehney, President and CEO of Skytron.
'Initial installation and simply locating assets is just the beginning step of a successful RTLS partnership. Achieving ongoing clinical and financial benefits for Spectrum Health is of paramount importance to Awarepoint, Skytron and Intelligent InSites. Through the continuous support by the client success management team, we assure best practices are implemented to achieve the hospital's goals. We are excited to be part of Spectrum Health's cost saving and efficiency initiatives and look forward to a long-term and mutually beneficial partnership,' said Awarepoint Senior VP of Marketing, Valerie Fritz.
Skytron asset tags, powered by Awarepoint, broadcast low power radio messages which allow Spectrum Health to quickly locate specific assets and provide real time, automatic location data capture via the Intelligent InSites' Enterprise Visibility Platform™. The information is then leveraged to visualize the location and status of assets, track equipment utilization rates, and generate rule-based notifications and alerts, resulting in increased productivity and efficient deployment of resources.
'In addition to using InSites' suite of applications that leverage the location information generated by Awarepoint's ZigBee mesh network, Spectrum Health is able to utilize InSite's open and interoperable architecture to integrate with their existing equipment management software, allowing Spectrum Health to enhance their current systems and processes,' said Mark Rheault, President and CEO of Intelligent InSites.'
Keywords: Awarepoint Corporation and Intelligent InSites, Hospital, Skytron.
This article was prepared by Health & Medicine Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2010, Health & Medicine Week via NewsRx.com.
