Joint Thomson Medical and Cadi Scientific news release (extract), February 6, 2013:
Mothers who deliver their babies at Thomson Medical Centre (TMC) will now enjoy a greater peace of mind with the launch of a baby tagging solution. Using RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, the Cadi SmartSense Infant Safety Solution (Gen II) allows parents to ensure that the right baby is matched with the right mother at all times during their stay at the hospital after childbirth.
To view the full news release, please visit the following link:
http://www.thomsonmedical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Press-Release-RFID-Baby-Tagging.pdf
Related newspaper article:
http://www.nus.edu.sg/enterprise/ETP_Newshub/public_mediacoverage/2013/Feb13/20130207%20-%20The%20Business%20Times%20-%20Cadi%20Scientific.pdf
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Saturday, 22 September 2012
Singapore General Hospital's new bed management system shortens waiting time for beds
News articles (summary), September 2012:
Sources:
1. Huang C. Shorter waiting time for beds at SGH with new bed management system. Channel NewsAsia (Singapore) [Internet] 2010 September 21.
2. Tan J. RFID cuts SGH’s bed crunch. Straits Times (Singapore) 2010 September 21: Breaking News [Internet].
3. New bed management system. Shorter waiting time for bed at SGH. The New Paper (Singapore) 2010 September 22: 8.
URLs:
The integrated bed management system was jointly supplied by Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (USA) and Cadi Scientific (Singapore). Cadi Scientific integrated its RFID system with the Allscripts patient flow solution and then implemented the integrated system at Singapore General Hospital.
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Hong Kong Union Hospital adopts RFID temperature sensors for pediatric patients
RFID Journal, article (extract), September 11, 2012:
The system enables the children to have a better night's sleep, and also provides nurses with real-time readings of temperature and other vital signs.
Compared with adults, pediatric patients are at greater risk of spiking fevers, and for that reason, hospitals must often record the temperatures of young patients numerous times throughout the night. If the staff uses a handheld thermometer, a child is likely to be awakened every time his or her temperature is taken — plus, that child's fever may have risen dangerously high in the interim. To enable its pediatric patients to have a better night's sleep, and to gain more frequent temperature and vital-sign readings, Hong Kong Union Hospital has installed a radio frequency identification system provided by Singapore RFID company Cadi Scientific. The solution, known as SmartSense, consists of temperature-sensing RFID tags that patients wear on their abdomen, RFID interrogators mounted on walls, and SmartSense software to receive that data, store it for the hospital staff, and issue alerts in the event that a temperature is rising, according to Grace Too, Cadi Scientific Hong Kong's business account manager.
Source:
Swedberg C. Hong Kong Union Hospital adopts RFID temperature sensors for pediatric patients. RFID Journal 2012 September 11.
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http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?9893
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The system enables the children to have a better night's sleep, and also provides nurses with real-time readings of temperature and other vital signs.
Compared with adults, pediatric patients are at greater risk of spiking fevers, and for that reason, hospitals must often record the temperatures of young patients numerous times throughout the night. If the staff uses a handheld thermometer, a child is likely to be awakened every time his or her temperature is taken — plus, that child's fever may have risen dangerously high in the interim. To enable its pediatric patients to have a better night's sleep, and to gain more frequent temperature and vital-sign readings, Hong Kong Union Hospital has installed a radio frequency identification system provided by Singapore RFID company Cadi Scientific. The solution, known as SmartSense, consists of temperature-sensing RFID tags that patients wear on their abdomen, RFID interrogators mounted on walls, and SmartSense software to receive that data, store it for the hospital staff, and issue alerts in the event that a temperature is rising, according to Grace Too, Cadi Scientific Hong Kong's business account manager.
Source:
Swedberg C. Hong Kong Union Hospital adopts RFID temperature sensors for pediatric patients. RFID Journal 2012 September 11.
To view the full article, please visit the following link:
http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?9893
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Thursday, 28 June 2012
Medical device interface helps TTSH nurses halve the time for recording vital signs
Straits Times, news article (extract), June 28, 2012:
Nurses at Tan Tock Seng Hospital have nearly halved the time they take to record patients' blood pressure, pulse rate and other vital signs, thanks to a gadget which captures data on the go.
The Medical Device Interface — which runs on a tablet computer — automatically captures readings at a patient's bedside and wirelessly uploads them to an electronic clinical chart.
Source:
Ong A. TTSH, Spring tie up to boost innovations. Straits Times (Singapore), 2012 June 28: Breaking News [Internet].
To view the full article, please visit the following link:
http://www.ttsh.com.sg/about-us/newsroom/news/article.aspx?id=3683
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Bangkok Hospital uses RFID to ensure the right baby is given to the right mother
Cadi Scientific, news release, May 2012:
Cadi Scientific's Infant Safety solution was selected by a leading hospital in the Thai capital for its 30-bed maternity ward. This [solution] incorporates a mother-infant matching system that ensures the right infant is given to the right mother at all times. It also has an active RFID tag secured with a tamper-alert strap [to] the ankle of infants, to alert nursing staff to any unauthorised movements. This solution helps hospital staffs to easily and automatically match infants to their mothers and boosts the security of the ward.
URL:
http://www.cadi.com.sg/NewsEvents/Detail.aspx?type=news&year=2012&id=42
Note:
The hospital mentioned here refers to Bangkok Hospital, the flagship facility of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, which operates the largest network of private hospitals in Southeast Asia.
Cadi Scientific's Infant Safety solution was selected by a leading hospital in the Thai capital for its 30-bed maternity ward. This [solution] incorporates a mother-infant matching system that ensures the right infant is given to the right mother at all times. It also has an active RFID tag secured with a tamper-alert strap [to] the ankle of infants, to alert nursing staff to any unauthorised movements. This solution helps hospital staffs to easily and automatically match infants to their mothers and boosts the security of the ward.
URL:
http://www.cadi.com.sg/NewsEvents/Detail.aspx?type=news&year=2012&id=42
Note:
The hospital mentioned here refers to Bangkok Hospital, the flagship facility of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, which operates the largest network of private hospitals in Southeast Asia.
Monday, 16 January 2012
Wuxi People's Hospital in China investigates the use of wireless temperature monitoring in the ICU
护理学杂志 (Journal of Nursing Science), article in Chinese (summary), January 2012:
Researchers from Wuxi People’s Hospital in Wuxi, China, investigated the use of the Cadi SmartSense wireless temperature monitoring system on 180 patients in the hospital's ICU and found that temperature readings recorded by the system were close to axillary temperature readings taken with a mercury thermometer. The researchers concluded that the SmartSense system is not only accurate and safe to use but also improves the quality of care, saves nursing time, and improves work efficiency.
Source:
Source:
曹晓东, 黄云娟, 黄琴红, 朱亭立, 曹燕, 蔡亚萍, 朱俊霞, 浦敏华 (Cao X, Huang Y, Huang Q, Zhu T, Cao Y, Cai Y, Zhu J, Pu M). 无线体温监测和位置跟踪传感器在ＩＣＵ重症患者体温监测中的应用 (Application of wireless temperature monitoring and location tracking sensor for patients admitted to ICU). 护理学杂志 (Journal of Nursing Science) 2012; 27(2):53–55.
Note:
The authors of this article were from Wuxi People’s Hospital (无锡市人民医院), where the Cadi SmartSense wireless temperature monitoring system was installed in the hospital's ICU.
Monday, 3 October 2011
Wireless temperature monitoring at a Wuxi hospital reduces costs of labor and consumables and chances of spread of infection
中国数学医学 (China Digital Medicine), article in Chinese (extract; original and translated),
October 2011:
Last paragraph of article (translated):
The use of RFID-based temperature sensors to
measure temperature represents a change from the manual methods used in the
past. Such sensors can
be conveniently used for continuous monitoring of critically-ill patients,
patients with infectious diseases, and patients with fever. In particular, they
can be used to enable timely treatment of patients whose body temperature lies outside
the normal range. At the same time, they can help the hospital to reduce not
only the costs of labor and consumables but also the chances of infection
arising from people-to-people contact. Currently, the use of RFID technology in
healthcare is still in its early stages of development, but the prospects look promising.
There is a need for further research and development in this area.
文章的最后一段 （原文）：
文章的最后一段 （原文）：
RFID 体温传感器的使用改变了以往测量体温手工工作模式，方便对重症病人,传染病人和发热病人进行持续体温测量和监控，可以为体温超过正常范围的病人提供及时治疗。同时，为医院减轻了人力成本和消耗品成本，减少了人与人之间的接触传染。当前，基于 RFID 技术的医疗应用尚处于起步阶段，但已显示出广阔前景，还需进一步开发和研究。
Source:
满祎, 陈敏亚 (Man
Y, Chen
M). 基于RFID 技术的体温传感器在医院的应用 (The use of
RFID-based body temperature sensing in a hospital) [in Chinese]. 中国数学医学 (China Digital Medicine) 2011; 6(10):25–27.
Note:
The authors of this article were from the Affiliated Wuxi People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (南京医科大学附属无锡市人民医院), where the Cadi SmartSense wireless temperature monitoring system was installed in the hospital's ICU.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
SingHealth's CIO recounts experience with implementation of automated bed management system
Enterprise Innovation (Internet), interview, September 28, 2011:
In this interview, SingHealth’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) recounted his experience with implementation of an automated bed management system at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). “… what the old system did not have is the visibility to the patent transfers done at the wards … We needed a way to automatically identify available beds and patients who are waiting to be discharged. … We started tagging all patients with RFID to improve the process”, he said.
Source:
Chia E. SingHealth CIO follows healthcare IT calling. Enterprise Innovation [Internet] 2011 September 28.
URL:
Note:
The bed management system was jointly supplied by Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (USA) and Cadi Scientific (Singapore). Cadi Scientific integrated its RFID system with the Allscripts patient flow solution and then implemented the integrated system at Singapore General Hospital.
Thursday, 1 September 2011
The use of RFID technology in the ICU
中华医院管理杂志 (Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration), article in
Chinese (extract; original and translated), September 2011:
Discussion (translated):
The ICU has all kinds of critically ill patients, data from
intensive care monitoring, mobile devices, and medical waste. ICU staff faces
high workload and high pressure. It is possible to take advantage of the
mobility-enabling feature, flexible and convenient connectivity between people,
and other positive features offered by radio frequency technology to achieve effective
real-time monitoring in the ICU. The location of patients with RFID (radio
frequency identification) wristbands, monitoring devices with sensing
capabilities, and medical bottles and medical waste bags labeled with RFID tags
can be tracked in real time via a wireless network. Such tracking will enable
doctors or family members of patients to have timely visibility of patients’
treatment status and will also enable efficient and appropriate service for
both patients and caregivers. Such an approach to patient care in the ICU will
be not only a basis for the Internet of Things in medical matters but also a direction
in the development of the digital hospital.
讨论 (原文）：
ICU 病房各种危重病人多, 各种重症监护采集的数据多, 各种移动设备的种类多, 各种医用垃圾多。ICU 的医护人员工作强度高，工作压力大。可以利用射频识别技术的可移动性, 接人灵活方便等特点，对病房进行有效的实时监控; 带有 RFID (射频识别标识) 腕带的病人, 带有传感设备的各种监护仪器, 贴有 RFID 标签的药瓶和医用垃圾袋, 均可通过无线网络的定位功能进行实时跟踪，使医生或患者家属时刻掌握病人的治疗情况, 为病人及医护人员提供快速, 准确的服务。这将是医疗物联网的建设基础, 也是数字化医院发展的方向。
Source:
陈敏亚, 刘仕福
(Chen M, Liu S). 射频识别技术在重症监护病房的应用
(The use of RFID technologies in the ICU) [in Chinese]. 中华医院管理杂志 (Chinese
Journal of Hospital Administration) 2011; 27(9):703–704.
Note:
The first author of this article was from the Affiliated Wuxi People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (南京医科大学附属无锡市人民医院), where the Cadi SmartSense wireless temperature monitoring system was installed in one of the ICUs.
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Prince Court Medical Center adopts RFID to reduce risk of infant abduction and asset theft
RFID Journal, article (extract), February 16, 2011:
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The hospital is tracking infants and their mothers, as well as assets, utilizing passive and active RFID tags, with the goal of reducing the risk of infant abduction and asset theft.
The Prince Court Medical Center (PCMC), located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is employing active RFID tags with a built-in infrared (IR) transmitter to protect infants within its facility, as well as a combination of passive and active tags to track equipment and other medical assets.
Source:
Swedberg C. Malaysia's Prince Court Medical Center adopts RFID. RFID Journal 2011 February 16.
The Prince Court Medical Center (PCMC), located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is employing active RFID tags with a built-in infrared (IR) transmitter to protect infants within its facility, as well as a combination of passive and active tags to track equipment and other medical assets.
Source:
Swedberg C. Malaysia's Prince Court Medical Center adopts RFID. RFID Journal 2011 February 16.
To view the full article, please visit the following link:
http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?8223/3
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Sunday, 2 January 2011
Prince Court Medical Center uses RFID tagging system to ensure correct mother-infant matching
New Sunday Times, news article (summary), January 2, 2011:
Prince Court Medical Centre (PCMC, Malaysia) is using a radio frequency tagging system to prevent infant abduction and baby mix-ups. The hospital’s business development and corporate affairs director, Dr. Junaidi Ismail, explained how the system works. Newborn babies and their mothers wear matching electronic tags. An alarm will be triggered if a nurse accidentally hands a baby over to a wrong mother or if a baby is taken out of the security or monitored zone. All system transactions, including admission and discharge, are password-controlled with time and date logged. The Health Minister, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, is pleased that PCMC has implemented the system and he wants to see how effective it is in the long run.
Source:
Cruez AF. Foolproof method to avert baby mix-ups. New Sunday Times (Malaysia) 2011 January 2: Main section: 4.
To view the full news article, please visit the following link:
http://www.nib.com.my/archives/text/view/57766825?pos=10&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww/cross-search/search.php%3A_1390812429%3Aresultset
Prince Court Medical Centre (PCMC, Malaysia) is using a radio frequency tagging system to prevent infant abduction and baby mix-ups. The hospital’s business development and corporate affairs director, Dr. Junaidi Ismail, explained how the system works. Newborn babies and their mothers wear matching electronic tags. An alarm will be triggered if a nurse accidentally hands a baby over to a wrong mother or if a baby is taken out of the security or monitored zone. All system transactions, including admission and discharge, are password-controlled with time and date logged. The Health Minister, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, is pleased that PCMC has implemented the system and he wants to see how effective it is in the long run.
Source:
Cruez AF. Foolproof method to avert baby mix-ups. New Sunday Times (Malaysia) 2011 January 2: Main section: 4.
To view the full news article, please visit the following link:
http://www.nib.com.my/archives/text/view/57766825?pos=10&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww/cross-search/search.php%3A_1390812429%3Aresultset
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Singapore General Hospital improves bed management with automated system
Hospital IT Europe, article (summary), summer 2010:
To better manage bed resources, Singapore General Hospital deployed the Eclipsys patient flow software in integration with wireless patient location tracking system from Cadi Scientific. The integrated system significantly improved operational efficiency in patient flow from admission to discharge. In particular, it reduced daily average overflow by 12%, the average time to find a bed from 15 minutes to 5 minutes, and the number of phone calls per bed request from 5 minutes to 2 minutes.
Source:
Benedict Tan. Smart solutions. Hospital IT Europe 2010, 3(2):17,19.
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To better manage bed resources, Singapore General Hospital deployed the Eclipsys patient flow software in integration with wireless patient location tracking system from Cadi Scientific. The integrated system significantly improved operational efficiency in patient flow from admission to discharge. In particular, it reduced daily average overflow by 12%, the average time to find a bed from 15 minutes to 5 minutes, and the number of phone calls per bed request from 5 minutes to 2 minutes.
Source:
Benedict Tan. Smart solutions. Hospital IT Europe 2010, 3(2):17,19.
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Monday, 28 June 2010
Hong Kong's Tuen Mun Hospital evaluates the use of a wireless temperature monitoring system
Conference abstract (extract), June 28, 2010:
RFID technology can effectively enhance patient experience as well as minimising the risk of infection by nursing staff due to the elimination of unnecessary contact with infectious patient. Patient safety could also be enhanced as high fever alert can be made with real-time frequent recording of the body temperature in the computer system whilst waste of paper and record process can also be eliminated. Application of such system is recommended in other isolation ward settings.
Source:
Wong B, Kan CH, Ho PY, Chan O. An evaluation of the implementation of RFID wireless body temperature monitoring system to enhance patient experience and work efficiency [abstract]. In: Abstract book for the 28th International Conference of the International Society for Quality in Health Care; 2011 Sep 14–17; Hong Kong. p. 700.
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Note:
The authors were from Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong.
RFID technology can effectively enhance patient experience as well as minimising the risk of infection by nursing staff due to the elimination of unnecessary contact with infectious patient. Patient safety could also be enhanced as high fever alert can be made with real-time frequent recording of the body temperature in the computer system whilst waste of paper and record process can also be eliminated. Application of such system is recommended in other isolation ward settings.
Source:
Wong B, Kan CH, Ho PY, Chan O. An evaluation of the implementation of RFID wireless body temperature monitoring system to enhance patient experience and work efficiency [abstract]. In: Abstract book for the 28th International Conference of the International Society for Quality in Health Care; 2011 Sep 14–17; Hong Kong. p. 700.
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Note:
The authors were from Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong.
RFID helps Pantai Hospital Ipoh focus on patients
RFID Journal, article (extract), June 28, 2010:
At Pantai Hospital Ipoh, in Malaysia, RFID automates routine tasks, giving nurses time to provide quality patient care.
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At Pantai Hospital Ipoh, in Malaysia, RFID automates routine tasks, giving nurses time to provide quality patient care.
Ipoh, one of Malaysia's main cities, is located approximately 125 miles north of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur. At the city's main medical center, Pantai Hospital Ipoh, radio frequency identification is helping administrators provide better patient care despite a rapidly growing local population and a chronic skilled labor shortage.
Source:
Edwards J. RFID helps understaffed hospital focus on patients. RFID Journal 2010 June 28.
Source:
Edwards J. RFID helps understaffed hospital focus on patients. RFID Journal 2010 June 28.
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http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/7646
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Tuesday, 1 June 2010
KK Women's and Children's Hospital evaluates a wireless thermometer against ear and axillary temperatures in children
Journal of Pediatric Nursing, article (extract), June 2010:
This study evaluated the ThermoSENSOR against ear temperatures (ETs) measured by a Braun ThermoScan ear thermometer and axillary temperatures (ATs) measured by a Terumo digital clinical thermometer. The test participants consisted of 109 children aged 6 months to 16 years from a pediatric ward. ... These results suggest that the TTs were comparable to the ETs and ATs.
Source:
Ng K-G, Wong ST, Lim SM, Goh Z. Evaluation of the Cadi ThermoSENSOR wireless skin-contact thermometer against ear and axillary temperatures in children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2010; 25(3):176–86.
To view the abstract of the article, please visit the following link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20430278
This study evaluated the ThermoSENSOR against ear temperatures (ETs) measured by a Braun ThermoScan ear thermometer and axillary temperatures (ATs) measured by a Terumo digital clinical thermometer. The test participants consisted of 109 children aged 6 months to 16 years from a pediatric ward. ... These results suggest that the TTs were comparable to the ETs and ATs.
Source:
Ng K-G, Wong ST, Lim SM, Goh Z. Evaluation of the Cadi ThermoSENSOR wireless skin-contact thermometer against ear and axillary temperatures in children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2010; 25(3):176–86.
To view the abstract of the article, please visit the following link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20430278
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Singapore General Hospital named a winner for its automated patient flow system
Microsoft News Center, news release (extract), March 2, 2010:
Winner for Best Use of Clinical Records — Inpatient
Singapore General Hospital/Integrated Health Information Systems (SingHealth) selected Eclipsys Sunrise Patient Flow and CADI Scientific to couple its workflow‐based patient flow platform with radio frequency identification and real-time location system, optimizing and automating patient flow from the point of admission to the point of discharge. After completing the installation in only five months, SingHealth has seen improved clinical workflow, enhanced clinician and staff utilization, and an increase in patient safety.
To view the full news release, please visit the following link:
Winner for Best Use of Clinical Records — Inpatient
Singapore General Hospital/Integrated Health Information Systems (SingHealth) selected Eclipsys Sunrise Patient Flow and CADI Scientific to couple its workflow‐based patient flow platform with radio frequency identification and real-time location system, optimizing and automating patient flow from the point of admission to the point of discharge. After completing the installation in only five months, SingHealth has seen improved clinical workflow, enhanced clinician and staff utilization, and an increase in patient safety.
To view the full news release, please visit the following link:
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
SGH, CGH, and KKH evaluate the use of healthcare tools
Straits Times, news article (introduction), April 15, 2009:
Singapore General Hospital, Changi General Hospital, and KK Women's and Children's Hospital have been evaluating the use of several healthcare tools, namely, a bedside mobile workstation, a vital signs monitoring system, a mobile X-ray image retrieval system, a patient bedside terminal, and an electronic dental recording system.
Source:
Tan CY. Cool health-care tools. Straits Times (Singapore) 2009 April 15: Digital Life sect: 9.
To view the full article, please visit the following links:
https://www.sgh.com.sg/about-us/newsroom/News-Articles-Reports/2009/Pages/Coolhealth-caretools.aspx
https://www.singhealth.com.sg/AboutSingHealth/CorporateOverview/Newsroom/NewsArticles/2009/Pages/Ahealthydoseoftech.aspx
Note:
The bedside mobile workstation, contact tracing system and vital signs monitoring system were provided by Cadi Scientific, a Singapore company. The vital signs monitoring system uses wireless technology to transmit readings to a central server.
Source:
Tan CY. Cool health-care tools. Straits Times (Singapore) 2009 April 15: Digital Life sect: 9.
To view the full article, please visit the following links:
https://www.sgh.com.sg/about-us/newsroom/News-Articles-Reports/2009/Pages/Coolhealth-caretools.aspx
https://www.singhealth.com.sg/AboutSingHealth/CorporateOverview/Newsroom/NewsArticles/2009/Pages/Ahealthydoseoftech.aspx
Note:
The bedside mobile workstation, contact tracing system and vital signs monitoring system were provided by Cadi Scientific, a Singapore company. The vital signs monitoring system uses wireless technology to transmit readings to a central server.
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Tan Tock Seng Hospital uses RFID to monitor patients' temperature
RFID Journal, article (extract), January 28, 2009:
One of Singapore's busiest health-care facilities finds that the system improves patient care, reduces labor costs and provides better clinical data.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital first rolled out radio frequency identification technology in 2007 to track more than 1,200 patients throughout its facility, and to be able to locate them immediately when required for testing. Now, the hospital is expanding the system to include a 3-centimeter-wide (1.2-inch-wide) active ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) tag taped to a patient's abdomen, to monitor that individual's body temperature and detect serious infections without waking him or her.
Source:
Friedlos D. Tan Tock Seng Hospital uses RFID to take patient temperatures. RFID Journal 2009 January 28.
To view the full article, please visit the following link:
http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?4560
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http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?4560
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Monday, 29 December 2008
Tan Tock Seng Hospital uses automated wireless temperature monitoring to enhance patient care
Straits Times, news articles (extract), December 29, 2008:
Devices taped to patients relay the data, freeing nurses for other tasks
... The tiny, wireless device automatically took the 83-year-old's temperature and beamed the readings to the laptops of the nurses who worked in her ward. The setup allowed the hospital to monitor Madam Lee's body temperature — which can reveal serious problems such as an infection — without waking her up.
Source:
Liaw W-C. Temperature gadgets save nurses time. Straits Times (Singapore) 2008 December 29: A5.
Devices taped to patients relay the data, freeing nurses for other tasks
... The tiny, wireless device automatically took the 83-year-old's temperature and beamed the readings to the laptops of the nurses who worked in her ward. The setup allowed the hospital to monitor Madam Lee's body temperature — which can reveal serious problems such as an infection — without waking her up.
Source:
Liaw W-C. Temperature gadgets save nurses time. Straits Times (Singapore) 2008 December 29: A5.
Wednesday, 1 October 2008
RFID technology enhances patient care and resource utilization at Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Hospital IT Europe, article (extract), autumn 2008:
The award-winning implementation of CADI RFID technology by Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, resulted in improved patient care and resource utilization ...
Benefits of SmartSense that TTSH highlighted include ... Nursing teams on wards are now able to
anticipate and better manage their workload ... Ward staff and family members have clear
visibility of patient’s location, enhancing patient safety ...
Source:
Lonsdale J. Real-time patient tracking reaps rewards. Hospital IT Europe 2008, 1(3):47,48.
Benefits of SmartSense that TTSH highlighted include ... Nursing teams on wards are now able to
anticipate and better manage their workload ... Ward staff and family members have clear
visibility of patient’s location, enhancing patient safety ...
Source:
Lonsdale J. Real-time patient tracking reaps rewards. Hospital IT Europe 2008, 1(3):47,48.