Agility Releases New Version of Equipment Management System That Supports Fully Functional Handheld RFID Readers.RICHMOND, Va. -- Agility Healthcare Solutions has released AgileTrac 2.0, its Web-based, radio frequency identification-enabled equipment management system that can be applied to other healthcare facility needs, including patient tracking and surgical-instrument management. Agility's AgileTrac 2.0 is the only equipment management solution in the healthcare industry that integrates comprehensive functionality into handheld RFID readers A transmitter/receiver that reads the contents of RFID tags in the vicinity. Also called an "RFID interrogator." The maximum distance between the reader's antenna and the tag vary, depending on application. . AgileTrac 2.0 introduces the addition of tools to manage daily rental equipment not owned by the healthcare facility or managed by Agility, an enhanced Web front-end for better system usability and navigation, and a full e-mail alert system to allow healthcare facilities to respond more effectively to corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. including mandates for operational visibility. Agility chief executive officer Fran Dirksmeier said emphasis was placed on user friendliness, as evidenced by dynamic drop-down menus and three-dimensional graphs that are linked to corresponding report data. Dirksmeier said that AgileTrac 2.0's new e-mail alert system complements existing reporting functionality. Now when user-generated reports, system-generated alerts and exception reports are sent to the respective recipients, the system maintains a log of e-mail delivery confirmations. AgileTrac is a technology infrastructure that includes hardware, data collection and systems integration middleware A redundant term for "middleware." The concept of middleware is integration. See middleware. along with application software and user interfaces. Hardware includes universal active RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. and wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) networks for facility-wide equipment management. Agility is a TrenStar company. TrenStar offers customers including Coors, Kraft and Goodyear an outsourced mobile asset management solution that combines asset acquisition, tracking technology and management services, all for a per-use fee. About Agility Agility offers healthcare providers the first RFID-enabled resource and workflow management solutions designed to optimize asset utilization, reduce operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales and improve care quality. Agility tracks, measures and improves utilization of a client's resources, including mobile medical equipment, surgical instruments A surgical instrument is a specially designed tool or device for performing specific actions of carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access or viewing it. , supplies and pharmaceuticals, while improving patient flow, staff workflow and facility productivity. Agility is a TrenStar Inc. subsidiary headquartered in Richmond, Virginia Richmond IPA: [ɹɯʒmɐnɖ] is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. . On the Net: www.agilityhealthcare.com |
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