WakeMed Cary Hospital Honored for Asset Tracking Program

CARY, N.C. and MORRISVILLE, N.C., Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- WakeMed Health & Hospitals' Cary Hospital has been awarded Best Application of Active RFID/RTLS for its implementation of TeleTracking Technologies' RadarFind real-time locating system (RTLS). Judges from the global analyst firm IDTechEx named WakeMed Cary Hospital the award winner after considering the value that the RTLS program offered the hospital and how the implementation team successfully deployed the technology.

"This award recognizes the impact of the RTLS program at WakeMed," said Mary Schilder, director of information services consulting for WakeMed. "RadarFind played a critical role in this achievement as they consistently worked alongside our team to ensure a successful deployment and identified continued opportunities for improvements to operational efficiency and cost reductions."

RadarFind's RTLS uses patented sensor-network technology to achieve room-level accuracy and operates wirelessly via a radio frequency ideally suited for accurately tracking both assets and people without compromising a hospital's Wi-Fi network. After analyzing data gathered by the system on equipment utilization, RadarFind helped WakeMed Cary Hospital reduce its inventory of rented IV pumps by 20 percent.  

WakeMed Cary Hospital implemented RadarFind's asset tracking in 2008 and has collaborated with RadarFind as a development partner since that time, providing feedback that has helped guide further enhancements to the system.  

"Our collaboration with WakeMed and the recognition they have received with this IDTechEx award further validates how hospitals can achieve and document a rapid return on investment while helping hospital staff work more efficiently," said Mike Nelson, president of RadarFind.

IDTechEx provides independent marketing, technical and business advice and is recognized for its expertise in the RFID and RTLS industries. This year's awards were presented at the Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS Summit, which covers advances in RFID, RTLS and Wireless Sensor Network technology.

About WakeMed Health & Hospitals

WakeMed Health & Hospitals, one of the first hospital systems in the country, is a private, not-for-profit health care organization based in Raleigh, N.C.  WakeMed's team of 7,000 nurses, technologists and medical support staff and more than 1,000 affiliated physicians serve the residents of North Carolina using the most advanced technologies and facilities to ensure the finest in health care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org.

About RadarFind

RadarFind's Real Time Location System uses an innovative technology platform for tracking medical equipment and patients that is highly accurate, yet non-disruptive to hospital operations.  RadarFind is the only real-time wireless sensor network developed by former physicians and hospital administrators specifically for the hospital environment. RadarFind Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. For more information, please visit www.teletracking.com and www.radarfind.com.

SOURCE TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.