Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS) integrates with providers of leading locating technologies to provide real-time patient, staff and asset location. Our Amelior™ automatic tracking software uses business process rules to translate the location data, including the movement and interaction of people and assets, into patient care milestones and work queues. Patient flow information is communicated to caregivers in real time without requiring manual data entry.
Wi-Fi-based RFID Locating
AeroScout is the market leader in Unified Asset Visibility (UAV). AeroScout solutions use Wi-Fi-based Active RFID, sensors, RTLS and other technologies to provide complete wireless asset tracking and monitoring. As a pioneer in the Wi-Fi RFID market, AeroScout’s solutions are used by hundreds of customers worldwide in healthcare, manufacturing, logistics and other industries to automate business processes and deliver context-aware applications. Their partnerships with Cisco Systems, Philips Medical Systems, AT&T and other leading technology and solution providers have brought AeroScout hardware and software to forefront of the rapidly expanding asset tracking marketplace. www.aeroscout.com.
ZigBee-based RFID Locating
Awarepoint’s wireless sensor network (WSN) technologies have been designed to deliver whole hospital awareness with a compelling value proposition that includes:
Enterprise-wide deployment that is non-intrusive, cost effective and rapid
Long tag battery life and low-maintenance operations
Scalability (a ZigBee network can scale to > 65,000 active devices)
In addition to using IEEE standards that are well-documented and safe, Awarepoint has developed a patented plug-in sensor that makes network deployment simple and cost effective. As soon as a sensor is plugged in, it automatically becomes a network “node” that can collect and route data received from Awarepoint tags across the WSN to a coordinating bridge node which forwards data to Awarepoint’s RTLS appliance for interpretation. Awarepoint uses standard XML Web Service API’s to integrate with existing systems in order to contribute to a broader and richer set of business applications. www.awarepoint.com.
Infrared/RF locating
CenTrak is a leading provider of precise, adaptable and cost-effective tracking solutions for healthcare, commercial, and industrial facilities. CenTrak develops and market Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) based on Active-RFID technology capable of tracking people and assets in real-time. The CenTrak InTouchCare™ hybrid RTLS uses a combination of Gen2IR™ infrared light signals and Active RFID to accurately locate people and movable medical equipment to a specific room or bay. Gen2IR™ infrared technology eliminates line-of-site limitations to provide a reliable “certainty-based” location while the Active RFID component acts both as a secondary tracking mechanism and as a means of efficient communication to the network, maximizing tag capacity and response time. Location accuracy is provided to a sub-room level. The InTouchCare network uses battery-powered components which eliminate wiring and provide plug-and-play installation functionality. Centrak offers the first and only “certainty-based” predominantly battery-powered RTLS network in the world. www.centrak.com.
Wi-Fi Locating
Founded in 2000, Ekahau is the recognized leader in location-enabling enterprise Wi-Fi networks. Ekahau's mission is to provide the easiest, most cost effective and accurate positioning solutions for locating people, assets, inventory and other objects using wireless enterprise networks. The Ekahau solution tracks wireless laptops, PDAs, VOIP phones, Wi-Fi tags and other 802.11 enabled devices. www.ekahau.com.
Ultrasound Locating
Sonitor Technologies is a leading provider of Real Time Location System (RTLS) solutions. Sonitor Technologies is the developer, manufacturer and supplier of a proprietary ultrasound indoor positioning system (IPS) that automatically tracks with 100% room or sub-room accuracy the real-time location of moveable equipment and people in complex indoor environments, such as hospitals. Sonitor Technologies' RTLS technology is designed for seamless integration with third party applications software and integration solutions. Sonitor Technologies was founded in Norway in 1997. www.sonitor.com.
Infrared/RF Locating
Versus Technology, Inc. (Versus) is the leader in the development and sale of context-aware systems used for the management of patient flow and medical assets and to improve caregiver/patient communications in medical and long-term care facilities. Versus also supplies Active RFID/IR tags and readers that make locating systems more precise, security systems more intelligent, data collection routines automatic, and asset management systems more efficient. www.versustech.com.
