Assets are a crucial and economically demanding investment for healthcare facilities. However, the purchase of equipment, which is costly but strategic for patient care, often encounters inadequate control over the optimization of the actual use of these assets. Expensive, delicate, and important tools that determine the efficiency rate of the entire facility can become, at least partially, a cost rather than an active investment due to the inevitable difficulty in fully or partially controlling the complex asset portfolio of healthcare structures.
Currently, the rate of ‘untraceable’ assets in healthcare facilities of all kinds (from hospitals to nursing homes) is estimated to be around 15% of the total. This translates into several thousand euros lost by each facility annually due to the lack of asset optimization. How can this issue be resolved with sustainable investments that ensure a high ROI? Essentially, how can we track assets in real-time, wherever they are, and benefit from the managerial, clinical, and administrative advantages of smart management without spending a fortune and relying on an effective and certified solution?
TapMyLife addresses this need with a simple, economical, and innovative infrastructure that works in both open and closed environments, overcoming all the limitations of RFID solutions (characterized by low reliability and high infrastructure costs) and GPS (which does not work indoors).
The TAPMYLIFE BLE ASSET TRACKING SOLUTION GUARANTEES REAL-TIME DETECTION ON A STRUCTURE MAP of each device for operational, managerial, or maintenance purposes. Some concrete examples? Analyzing storage positions and sterilization paths for surgical toolboxes with detection of availability in the operating block, or more generally, the accurate verification of the usage indexes and positions of hospital assets (from portable defibrillators to laparoscopic and endoscopic machines) for purchase evaluation. Automatic notifications are provided when equipment leaves secure zones, with direct and tracked alerts sent to staff devices. The integration of a Business Intelligence analysis console, consistent with TapMyLife’s approach to data analysis and certification for healthcare system efficiency, completes the Asset Tracking solution that we believe should form the basis of any proper asset management strategy. Too often, the underutilization of purchased equipment results in costs for the facility, leading to cuts or missed investments in services that should instead enrich the healthcare facility’s offerings. We believe that a 15% savings through EFFECTIVE, CERTIFIED, AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS can make a difference and ensure more efficient management of both public and private healthcare facilities.
