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Selling Wireless Tagging To The Healthcare Sector 2004
Wireless Healthcare
- Profiles of Intel PROACT, Ekehau, Ubisense, Plastic Logic, Zebra and JSquared.- Overcoming resistance to automating clinical and supporting processes.- Equivalence with the manufacturing and financial service sectors.- Market drivers and inhibitors.- Opportunities for wireless vendors and mobile operators.Wireless tagging technology could help health providers save lives, improve workflow efficiency and reduce the cost of caring for patients. However a fear of job losses and the belief that the provision of healthcare cannot be automated will slow the deployment of potentially life saving technology.This report describes a number of scenarios within which wireless tagging could improve the safety and efficiency of clinical processes and supporting services. It also highlights equivalent processes within the financial services and manufacturing sectors that have already been automated and, as a consequence, are less labour intensive and provide the public with lower cost products and services. The report contrasts the different strategies the NHS and the fast food restaurant McDonalds have adopted to combat problems associated with hygiene, cleanliness and the failure of staff to adhere to basic procedures. While the UK health provider is falling back on procedures and operating practices that date back several decades, McDonald's is experimenting with a wireless system that ensures staff comply with inspection procedures. The report describes a scenario within which a tagging system is used to ensure medical staff use a hand washing station after attending to a patient. Such a system would help stop the spread of an infection from one patient to another within a hospital ward. The report also points to applications such as the use of patient tagging to ensure appropriate medicines are prescribed and that the correct surgical procedures are carried out.Health workers may fear that automation will result in the deskilling of tasks and job losses. However this report recommends a number of strategies vendors can adopt to overcome resistance to automation and profiles a number of vendors who have successfully positioned their wireless products within the healthcare market.Who should purchase this report:- RFID device vendors. Wireless equipment vendors. Healthcare providers. Handset and PDA manufacturers. Decision makers in the public healthcare sector. Investors in the healthcare sector. Mobile operators. Other organisations active in ehealth provision.These reports, written for organisations who wish to exploit the growing market for networked ehealth, include:- Market analysis. Profiles of existing or potential vendors. Descriptions of relevant technology.
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