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Rauland-Borg and Visonic Technologies Collaboration Brings Enhanced RTLS Functionality to the Responder 5(R) Nurse Call System

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Nursing Profession News
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BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut, March 16, 2010 Rauland-Borg, theleader in Healthcare Nurse Call Systems and Visonic Technologies a globalprovider of scalable Active RFID/RTLS based safety, security and managementsolutions for the healthcare industry announce the integration of Elpas RTLStechnology with the Responder 5 Nurse Call System. This joint collaborationbetween Visonic Technologies and Rauland-Borg provides Responder 5 withreal-time staff presence functionality throughout the hospital to room andsub-room level accuracy, automatic visual indication that a patient's needsare being responded to and automatic nurse call cancellation.
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The ability to locate caregivers is one of the primary challengeshospitals face when it comes to streamlining the delivery of safe andeffective care. Improving staff response times to emergencies and specialsituations is a great example of how Elpas RTLS technology using existingwired or wireless Ethernet/Wi-Fi networks can be applied to benefit hospitalsusing the Responder 5 Nurse Call system. 'Knowing the location of therequired caregiver or location of where the medical incident is occurring toroom level and with sub-room level precision in real-time, can mean a worldof difference to the medical outcome" said Harry Murray, President VisonicTechnologies America. "Besides improving the quality of patient care, thecombination of Elpas RTLS with Responder 5 will also help hospitals reducethe amount of manual reporting required from staff and facilitate care giverguideline compliance.
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Hospitals may easily leverage their Elpas RTLS investment to enhanceother areas of patient and personnel safety including infant/baby protectionin maternity wards, staff attack/duress alerting and wandering patientsupervision. Elpas Active RFID/RTLS can also be scaled to manage mobilemedical assets in order to reduce shrinkage and lower maintenance relatedlabor costs without degradation to RTLS Responder-5 functionality.

About Visonic Technologies

Visonic Technologies (VT) is a fully owned subsidiary of The VisonicGroup (vsc.TA) and is a global provider of scalable Active RFID/RTLS basedsafety, security and management solutions for the healthcare industry andleverage wired or wireless Ethernet/Wi-Fi networks. VT deliversout-of-the-box as well as custom tailored risk mitigation tools that enhancepatient and personnel safety, infant protection; delivers comprehensive assetmanagement; lessens negligence litigation and facilitates industry guidelinecompliance.

The company currently serves customers throughout the Americas, the U.K.,EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

About Rauland-Borg

For over 80 years, Rauland-Borg has been the industry leader inmanufacture and design of communications and life-safety equipment forinstitutional environments. Rauland Responder(R) Nurse Call combinestraditional nurse call components with the latest technology and softwaremanagement tools. Responder systems offer fast, complete and flexiblesolutions for staff-to-staff and staff-to-patient communication; resulting inenhanced productivity and higher standard of patient care. For moreinformation on Responder Nurse Call Systems, visit www.rauland.com.Contact Talia Savir Marketing Communications Coordinator-Visonic Technologies Tel: +972-3-7681400 Fax: +972-3-7681415 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.visonictech.com

SOURCE Visonic Technologies
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