what is agiletrac?
Transforming care delivery with "Care Traffic Control"
A patient's hospital stay--even for relatively straightforward care-- involves hundreds of people, processes and assets. The medical outcome and cost of that care as well as the quality of the patient's experience depend on how efficiently and effectively all of these resources are integrated and managed.
How can a hospital bring together its disparate resources to ensure a smooth and efficient experience for patients?
The missing link in care management
AgileTrac provides a real-time, holistic view of how hospital resources are working, at any point in time, to care for a patient. The AgileTrac operational platform:
- Uses real-time location system (RTLS) technology and sophisticated applications to track the physical location of each patient, asset, and staff member
- Communicates with the hospital's clinical and business systems, such as the electronic medical record (EMR) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
- Can be deployed with various RTLS types, including wi-fi, radio frequency (RFID), and infra-red.
Not your ordinary RTLS
Not all RTLS technology is created equal. AgileTrac is distinguished by:- Hospital-optimized functionality. Most RTLS systems can approximate the location of an IV pump, within 30 - 50 feet. Some systems will only pinpoint the room. AgileTrac not only tells you the exact room but also alerts you that the only remaining clean pump on that unit is in storeroom 4A and triggers an alert to the biomed department for maintenance.
- Robust signaling. AgileTrac's rules engine and macro language enable signaling triggered by location or status change of the patient. For example, the anesthetist can be automatically paged 10 minutes after a patient arrives in pre-op. Or, ADT is automatically updated when a patient physically leaves her or his room.
- Accurate metrics. AgileTrac generates robust patient flow metrics to improve decision-making, including: admission, discharge, and transfer times; wheels-in in the operating room; patient arrival in the ED and radiology; OR utilization, and more.
- Predictive patient flow capabilities. Pairing AgileTrac information with computer simulation creates a predictive engine that functions like a "care traffic control system"--enabling managers to identify potential bottlenecks in workflow and take steps to avoid them up to two shifts prior to occurrence.
A transformational solution
As a data-gathering and synthesizing layer that sits on top of departmental "silos", AgileTrac serves up actionable information that can help your hospital:- Achieve greater capacity utilization by reducing bottlenecks and delays
- Manage fixed costs more effectively by moving patients to the appropriate level of care sooner
- Optimize the patient's experience by reducing wait times and delays
- Improve care quality and safety by making sure the patient receives the right care at the right time from the right people using the right equipment in the right condition
To learn more about AgileTrac contact us here or email us at agiletrac@ge.com
AgileTrac has been third-party validated as a healthymagination innovation-- proven to help lower facility equipment costs by more than 30% by enabling hospitals to operate more efficiently with less equipment.