GE and Aeroscout partner on RFID
- 24 November 2010
GE Healthcare and AeroScout have announced that they have integrated GE’s AssetPlus application with AeroScout’s Wi-Fi RFID system and will make it available across European markets.
The integration between AssetPlus, which provides online access to real time information about the location of assets, and Aeroscout’s Wi-Fi RFID system , providing unified asset visibility systems will allow hospital staff to see the current location of their equipment from within GE Healthcare’s AssetPlus application.
Real-time location updates provided by AeroScout appear in the asset location field within AssetPlus and by selecting the corresponding hyperlink, users are able to view the asset’s current location and other information on a map.
In addition, the asset management database from AssetPlus provides updated equipment information, such as hospital asset and serial numbers, to AeroScout to ensure that both systems make it easy to locate equipment.
In the event of a safety recall, clinical engineers are able to quickly locate and recover affected equipment.
The companies believe that the integration enables hospitals to improve the management and maintenance of medical equipment, increase patient safety and help control costs.
Christian Rapin, AssetPlus marketing and product manager, GE Healthcare, Europe, said: “Hospitals have a wide array of mobile assets, and it is critical that they know where these items are so that they can be used, cleaned and repaired efficiently. An additional benefit of the integration is that it provides real-time location information, which enables our consulting organisation to assist customers with understanding, restructuring and monitoring business processes.”
The companies have already met the demands of Hospices Civils de Lyon in France who requested an integrated system for the management, location and maintenance information needed for their equipment.
Alexandre Baffi, senior IT network specialist at Hospices Civils de Lyon, said:"We are a large healthcare organisation with many assets to track, manage and maintain, and we encouraged GE Healthcare Europe and AeroScout to work together to provide us even more benefits than we have already achieved with their separate solutions.
“The integration of AssetPlus with our AeroScout Wi-Fi RFID solution allows streamlined business processes and ensures that our staff can quickly find equipment when needed."
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