Harland Simon, the provider of RFID tracking solutions for the healthcare industry, has launched a simple graphical search function for its established RFID Discovery medical asset tracking software
Developed following suggestions from clinical engineering users, the new, easy-to-use, Quick Search interface allows clinical staff to view medical device location information in the RFiD Discovery asset tracking database, saving time when searching for specific devices. It can be accessed by authorised staff from local computers connected to the hospital network. The use of thumbnail images of each device in the tracking system simplifies filtering a search without the need to know model numbers or names. This ‘significantly reduces the need for nursing staff to contact the clinical engineering team’, and contributes to improved efficiency.
RFiD Discovery is being used by ‘a growing number of UK hospitals’ to track mobile medical devices such as infusion pumps, syringe drivers, feeding devices, scanners, monitors, mattresses, and beds. The new search function is already being used at a number of Trusts, including NHS Forth Valley and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
Andy Barrow, EBME Manager at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Using RFID Discovery across our three hospital sites is helping reduce the time technicians spend looking for equipment. Introducing the new quick search screen will provide our clinical staff with direct access to location information – another great step for us towards improving efficiency.”
