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Sarah Gloyne, RN, of Nebraska Medicine on nursing and IT
Nursing and IT
By Bill Siwicki | 11:48 am | June 26, 2025
Sarah Gloyne, RN, nurse supervisor of the innovation design unit at the Omaha-based health system, discusses how to make nurses happy with new technology and shares keys to success with a recent RTLS deployment.
Radiologist at PACS station
By Ameena Elahi | 04:57 pm | May 05, 2025
The radiologist shortage and increasing imaging demand are two intertwined challenges that can benefit from large language models. Penn Medicine is showing how.
Philipp von Gilsa, CEO of Kontakt.io
By Bill Siwicki | 01:00 pm | March 06, 2025
Challenging staff coordination, problems with patient flow, poor equipment management – these are responsible for significant waste, says the CEO of Kontakt.io. Succeed with those, then move on to the exciting things like artificial intelligence.
Jeff Fallon of Vibe Health by eVideon on smart hospital rooms
By Bill Siwicki | 01:20 pm | December 19, 2024
One CEO offers a closer look into the various technologies at work, including RTLS and artificial intelligence, and he offers some stats on smart room implementations.
Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, of Kontakt.io on workplace violence
Nursing and IT
By Bill Siwicki | 12:34 pm | June 25, 2024
Artificial intelligence tools, combined with Internet of Things and RTLS, can help hospitals and health systems protect their staff members while optimizing workflows. This is the future of healthcare operations, says one chief nursing officer.
This "What If" mural at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
By Bill Siwicki | 12:33 pm | May 06, 2024
The two-million-square-foot Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital has been built from the ground up with leading-edge technology, everything from artificial intelligence to RTLS to robotics.
HIMSS24 exhibit hall
By Bill Siwicki | 05:39 pm | March 14, 2024
A selection of the announcements made in the exhibit hall this week – from Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, CenTrak, DT Research, Innovaccer, MDClone and MedeAnalytics.
By Bill Siwicki | 06:13 pm | November 03, 2023
A broad RTLS deployment, new augmented intelligence systems and 75-inch footwall monitors to enhance patient experience are just some of the innovations the New Jersey hospital hopes will satisfy patients, providers and staff.
St. Francis Interquest and RTLS
Success Stories & ROI
By Bill Siwicki | 11:47 am | October 20, 2023
Mountain Region CommonSpirit Health's CMIO outlines novel ways RTLS is being used in finding everything from staff and patients to equipment and patients' personal items – and how it all adds up to the quadruple aim.
Dr. Valerie McKinnis of Mountain Region CommonSpirit Health on RTLS
Success Stories & ROI
By Bill Siwicki | 11:08 am | October 19, 2023
Yes, RTLS. Mountain Region CommonSpirit Health's CMIO offers a deep dive into some novel uses of the tracking technology, showing how it can fulfill its long-touted promise of improving care quality, patient and provider experience and the bottom line.