InnerWireless To Launch RF Location System At Annual HIMSS Conference; New ''Spot'' technology developed to help hospitals improve productivity and patient safety by accurately locating and optimizing the use of valuable healthcare assets.RICHARDSON, Texas -- InnerWireless(R), Inc., leading provider of in-building wireless systems, today announced that it will officially launch its RF (radio frequency) location system, named "Spot," at The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Founded in 1961, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a healthcare industry membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of medical informatics technology and management systems. (HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ) Annual Conference & Exhibition. Spot was created to provide hospitals with a reliable and cost-effective solution to locate valuable medical equipment and quickly match these items with patients and clinicians who need them. "Misplaced mis·place tr.v. mis·placed, mis·plac·ing, mis·plac·es 1. a. To put into a wrong place: misplace punctuation in a sentence. b. or missing assets degrade a hospital's financial situation, especially when equipment is often over-purchased to ensure availability. At HIMSS, we want to show hospital executives that Spot is simple to implement and provides a short-term ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). and ongoing VOI VOI Voice Over Internet VOI Volume of Interest (medical imaging) VOI Venus Orbit Insertion (NASA) VOI Value of Information (decision making) VOI Value of Investment ," said Ed Cantwell, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of InnerWireless. "With Spot, InnerWireless is bringing high-assurance location services indoors in the same way that GPS did for outdoor applications such as transportation. We tell you in which room your crash cart crash cart a portable trolley containing all equipment and drugs required for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency care. crash cart CAC cart Emergency medicine A cart that is readily accessible to health care workers and strategically placed in , for example, is located; not where it might be. Spot is a cost-effective, scalable and reliable solution that supports improved patient care and safety, while helping to make hospitals true 21st century facilities." Spot can be rapidly deployed because virtually no data or power cables are pulled when installing the system - making installation simple, fast and scalable, and minimizing infection control issues. Both tags and RF infrastructure are optimized using the 802.15.4 wireless communications standard, thus avoiding the IP address proliferation caused by piggybacking Gaining access to a restricted communications channel by using the session another user already established. Piggybacking can be defeated by logging out before leaving a workstation or terminal or by initiating a protected mode, such as via a screensaver, that requires re-authentication on a hospital's existing 802.11 wireless data networks. Spot's open 802.15.4 standard has no impact on a hospital's 802.11 network, and it is fully compatible with InnerWireless' core product, the Medical-grade Wireless Utility. Spot is approximately one-third the cost of 802.11 tracking systems, so its lower cost eases entry for enterprises such as hospitals, which are increasingly demanding accurate asset-tracking solutions. Additionally, the Spot RF "beacons" that allow the RFLS RFLS Real Friends Leave Scars (band) RFLS Right Fuel Level Sensor tags to be tracked are easy to mount, wireless and do not require hard-wiring - much like a home's smoke detector. Both the tags and beacons communicate through two master radios per floor. InnerWireless has brought wireless solutions to more than 25 leading hospitals across the United States, deploying its Wireless-grade Medical Utility in facilities such as Children's Memorial Hospital With almost 1,100 pediatric specialists focusing on 70 specialties in multiple locations, Children's Memorial Hospital routinely provides more care to more young people than any other Chicago-area hospital or medical center. of Chicago and the National Institutes of Health's Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center to help create 21st century wireless ecosystems. InnerWireless at the 2006 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition Visit InnerWireless at HIMSS in booth #4851 for a demonstration of Spot and to learn more about its Medical-grade Wireless Utility. InnerWireless' Product Pavilion Session will be at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Wireless & Mobility Pavilion Theater (booth #7847). About InnerWireless InnerWireless, Inc. deploys its Medical-grade Wireless Utility in hospitals and healthcare-related facilities to support a full range of wireless services and applications. InnerWireless, which guarantees wireless coverage inside buildings ranging in size up to 10 million square feet, is properly engineered to accommodate wireless systems essential for interpersonal communications, clinical operations, and building operations. In addition, InnerWireless has launched Spot to provide wireless, high-assurance location accuracy for hospital assets, clinical staff and patients. For more information about InnerWireless, visit www.InnerWireless.com. |
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