Recent advances in location-aware technology has opened up new possibilities for not just for patient wayfaring and asset management — but to improve staff efficiency, customer safety and much more, according to an article on the App Developer Magazine website.
A recent article — "Found: A Flexible Solution for Both Hospital Wayfinding and Asset Tracking" — on the Phunware website provides an overview on using location-aware technology for hospitals.
The article discusses how hospitals can use location-aware technology to both improve the patient experience and protect hospital assets. One method for asset-tracking is by having small, inexpensive beacons installed on (or stuck to) the equipment to be tracked.
On the patient front, a proprietary mobile app can work with a smartphone’s mapping software to lead patients on a direct path from their location to their chosen destination. Realtime, turn-by-turn navigation can guide people from home or office to the correct hospital parking lot, into the facility and straight through to their appointment location.
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