AT&T Offers 'Network Industry-First' RFID Solution for Health Care Org... ( Company's Managed Service Enables...)

AT&T Offers 'Network Industry-First' RFID Solution for Health Care Organizations

Date:9/20/2007

Company's Managed Service Enables Health Care Providers to Increase

Productivity, Improve Patient Care, Reduce Costs

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced the availability of a complete portfolio of radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking offers for health care providers. The RFID solution will enhance visibility into the operations of hospitals and other health care facilities.

AT&T is the first network services company to provide a comprehensive RFID solution for the health care industry. The company is offering the devices, infrastructure and systems needed for full-scale tracking applications -- everything from tags and software to networks and data storage. In addition, the solution generates customized reports that can be used to enhance patient safety, increase operational efficiency and improve financial performance.

More specifically, it provides a Wi-Fi-enabled location-based service to track equipment, devices and patients. For example, a hospital staff can track the current or a historical location of mobile assets -- such as blood pressure monitoring devices, EKG machines, gurneys, infusion pumps, crash carts, computers-on-wheels, wheelchairs and laptops -- from a Web browser.

The solution will also alert health care staff if at-risk patients have wandered or been moved from their room. In addition, employees can use the data to manage mobile asset inventory across a single health care facility or multiple sites.

"In the demanding health care environment, enhanced visibility and accuracy regarding the location of people and critical assets is crucial to providing optimal clinical care," said Brad Hunter, direc
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