Real-Time Location Services (RTLS) offer an array of enterprise solutions to track and locate assets, including devices and people within the hospital facility. RTLS has gained tremendous traction in the healthcare industry. With the number of use cases it is not surprising hospital staff are using these systems to create efficiencies to save time and money. This chapter provides an overview of RTL that will be useful whether you are an engineer who may be implementing RTLS or an executive who would like to understand more about how to use RTLS to create efficiencies.

The clinician of today has an insurmountable amount of work to manage. Let’s look at the job responsibilities of a hospital nurse, who often ...

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