The VISion Asset solution
is an active RFID-IR tracking solution that allows you to
monitor location changes with customized
grids. As “tagged” assets move
throughout a facility, their locations are immediately updated
and available in real-time. Track equipment location on customized
Floorplan views or monitor location changes in list views.
Use comprehensive query tools to search for a single piece
of equipment, all of a certain type of equipment, or only
equipment due for preventative maintenance. You can search
enterprise-wide or on just a particular unit with the use
of zonal filters.
VISion
gathers location data from the VIS sensory network and uses
an advanced, tiered software system to process the location
data and disseminate only the solution-enabling data required
by various healthcare systems. The data is filtered so that
each system is simultaneously empowered with only needed data,
not extraneous information.
Transaction
Engine™
The Versus Transaction Engine receives all badge traffic information
and pairs it with the data requested by various client applications.
The Transaction Engine allows a multitude of client applications
to utilize location information while minimizing network load
by filtering data. For example, the Transaction Engine delivers
location updates for all patients and staff in the OR to the
e-greaseboard for continuous real-time display.
Rules
Engine™
The Rules Engine extends the capabilities of VIS™ by
monitoring the system for the occurrence of specific events
and initiating programmed actions based on event conditions.
The Rules Engine allows users to dynamically create business
rules and notifications based on their unique workflow and
needs. Users can tweak rules and messages at any time, even
on the fly.
Beyond
providing location information, the power of VISion lies in
its ability to monitor system events (a button press, unauthorized
access, extended wait times, etc.) and to automatically initiate
responses such as the alerts above. Event and alert messages
can be sent via pager, e-mail, PDA, computer screen pop-up,
sound file and HL7.
Rules
defined can be very simple (e.g. tags reporting at a specific
time) to very complex, depending on the action required. Many
different call and response rules can be written, allowing
different levels of notification for many different scenarios.
For example, when a particular event occurs (a badged patient
enters a restricted area), the Rules Engine responds with
a pre-programmed alert. The alert could consist of one or
multiple messages (audible alarms, PC alerts, pager notifications,
etc.) to occur simultaneously or at set intervals.
Events can be configured
and managed by Versus or the customer. The Rules Engine comes
with a set of pre-configured rules in place for a specific
application; custom rules can be easily configured based on
your current processes.
Badges
and Tags
Versus Badges and Tags emit radio-frequency (RF) and infrared
(IR) signals. These signals are used to establish the location
of mobile assets and people.
Versus offers several styles of badges and tags for both
people and equipment. Our Badges can be clipped to clothing,
attached to a wrist band, or suspended from a lanyard.
Our Asset Tags are inconspicuous and can be easily attached
to mobile medical equipment and charts. Our Mini Asset Tag
features the smallest footprint of any Active IR-RFID tag
on the market.
When You’re
Not Exactly the Odds-on Favorite…
You have to address
patient complaints about not being seen, regulatory reporting
and compliance issues, staff retention, timely bed turnover,
more patient visits with fewer resources, accurate billing
procedures, natural disaster and mass-casualty readiness,
preventative maintenance, surgical suite utilization—the
list is endless.
Add
to this the complex P4P measures and incentives among CMS
and healthcare insurance providers that are becoming more
prominent (and remain relatively free of standardization among
the many providers), and it is even more important for healthcare
organizations to track nosocomial infection rates, ensure
hand washing compliance and monitor timely administration
of medications.
What if there was a way
to do these things automatically, without adding staff or
burden to existing staff?
…It’s Time to Up the Ante!
Primary Systems and Versus offer solutions to do exactly
that, and so much more.
- Communicate and Operate More Efficiently
- Improve Patient and Staff Safety
- Increase Staff Satisfaction and
Retention Rates
- Identify Potential Bottlenecks
and Make Necessary Adjustments
- Keep Patients and their Families
Informed About Patient Progression
- Measure KPIs (Key Performance
Indicators) in Real Time