CSJ reports on a case study which demonstrates how asset tracking, through radio frequency identification, can help improve efficiency and maximise utlisation of medical equipment.
Mounting pressures on budgets and resources combined with increasing patient numbers are forcing NHS Trusts to look for smarter ways of improving operational efficiency. The Clinical Services Journal reports on a case study which demonstrates how asset tracking, through radio frequency identification, can help improve efficiency and maximise utilisation of medical equipment.
NHS Forth Valley is responsible for providing health services and improving the health for the population of Forth Valley. With its 860 beds, 25 wards and 16 operating theatres, their main hospital, Forth Valley Royal Hospital is one of the most modern and well equipped in Europe and has been purpose-built to provide the very highest standard of accommodation and facilities for patients, visitors and staff.
The main drivers for looking for a radio frequency identification (RFID) asset tracking system to track mobile medical devices at NHS Forth Valley were:
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