SKH plans to use more of such technology in operating theatres, wards and at the emergency department.
Tag: Patient Flow
Sengkang Hospital’s RTLS has helped track patients
SKH can do contact tracing quicker and able to isolate patients quicker.
New Sengkang Health awards campuswide RTLS tender to Cadi Scientific
Using next generation RTLS technologies to drive greater patient safety and workflow automation come 2018
Patient Flow and Bed Management
To reduce patient waiting time, bed turnover time, improve operational efficiency and increase profitability.
Hanaro Medical Center in South Korea uses RFID to shorten waiting time and enhance patient experience
Hanaro Medical Center in South Korea has rolled out an intelligent queue management system based on radio frequency identification (RFID) at its health screening center. Every patient who registers at the center is issued an integrated active-passive RFID tag to identify the patient and provide the patient’s location. The patient is also assigned a locker, which can…
Samsung Medical Center improves health screening workflow by using RFID tags and mobile devices
Cadi Scientific, news release, October 24, 2013: 1. Introduction Samsung Medical Center (SMC) is a major healthcare facility in South Korea serving both local and international patients in a wide range of specialities. Established in 1994, it consists of a hospital and a cancer center. It has 2,000 beds and 1,300 doctors, and treats more than 8,000 patients…
Singapore General Hospital’s new bed management system shortens waiting time for beds
News articles (summary), September 2012: Singapore General Hospital (SGH) implemented the world’s largest bed management system based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in May 2009. The system allows hospital staff to check patient status and search for suitable beds electronically in real time. With this system, the time from the moment a patient is charged to…
Singapore General Hospital named a winner for its automated patient flow system
Microsoft News Center, news release (extract), March 2, 2010: Winner for Best Use of Clinical Records — Inpatient Singapore General Hospital/Integrated Health Information Systems (SingHealth) selected Eclipsys Sunrise Patient Flow and CADI Scientific to couple its workflow‐based patient flow platform with radio frequency identification and real-time location system, optimizing and automating patient flow from the…