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Providence Portland Medical Center Implements PCTS's Patient Tracking System

Posted on: Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 18:00 CDT

Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, has announced that Providence Portland Medical Center has implemented Amelior ORTracker version 2.6 in its perioperative department.

The software was implemented with an ultrasound real time locating system from Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS) partner Sonitor Technologies. The system was implemented to help improve the efficiency of surgical care by visualizing the real-time care status of patients and the location of department resources utilizing the latest in perioperative workflow automation technologies.

The implementation represents an upgrade to the original Amelior ORTracker system installed four years ago using the first generation of the software without a real time location system.

The automatic tracking system utilizes an ultrasound indoor positioning system within the perioperative department to capture the real time location of personnel and equipment. Wireless badges for patients and mobile medical devices use an ultrasound signal to communicate room and sub-room level location information to sensors throughout the perioperative department.

The web-based Amelior ORTracker software uses an advanced perioperative rules engine to identify patient care milestones based on the location, movement and interactions between patients, caregivers and medical devices.

Tony Marsico, CEO of PCTS, said: "We are very pleased to support the expansion of Providence Portland Medical Center's perioperative services with our latest generation of perioperative workflow automation software."

Source: Datamonitor

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