Becker's Healthcare April 1, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force within healthcare in critical healthcare areas such as diagnostics, predictive analytics, patient monitoring, and personalized medicine, as well as in operational areas like patient flow optimization, asset tracking and management, and staff safety.
AI’s application in hospital asset tracking and staff safety offers unique, tangible benefits including reduced operational costs and improved response times in workplace violence situations. But understanding AI’s real value—beyond the marketing hype—is critical to realizing its full potential.
Driving real ROI with AI-powered RTLS
Traditionally, hospital real-time location systems (RTLS) have relied heavily on hardware-intensive technologies like infrared (IR), ultrasound, and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for asset tracking and monitoring. Each of these technologies has inherent strengths...