BLUE BELL, Pa., May 17 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: | Precision Surgical Inc., a Skytron distributor, presents Mr. Tom Hamelin, Senior Vice President of Business Process Improvement, Awarepoint Corporation, at the upcoming Healthcare Materials Management Society of New Jersey (HMMS-NJ) meeting. In a case study format, Mr. Hamelin will lead an educational session and discuss the process of installation, implementation and system benefits of a real-time location system (RTLS) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Campus. | |
WHEN: | May 19, 2010 | |
WHERE: | HMMS (Healthcare Materials Management Society) | |
The Kenilworth Inn | ||
Boulevard and South 31st Street | ||
Kenilworth, NJ 07033 | ||
800-775-3645 | ||
HOW: | Email registration to: event-reg@hmms-nj.org or to register by phone contact: Bill Schweber, HMMS Vice President at 917-523-7079. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be applied for by HMMS-NJ and be sent to all attendees. | |
TOPIC: | Wednesday, May 19, 2010; 5:00 - 8:00 PM EDT | |
It’s Time to Seriously Consider an RFID Program | ||
Learn how radio frequency identification (RFID) can solve a broad range of equipment issues in hospitals. Tom Hamelin, former Associate Administrator from UC San Diego Medical Center, will explain how the medical center initially reduced its rental costs for mobile medical equipment and improved its equipment processes by implementing a campus-wide active RFID real-time location system (RTLS). | ||
An accomplished administrator with more than 25 years of experience managing complex hospital-based departments, Tom Hamelin recently served as Associate Administrator, Perioperative Services, Radiology, Trauma and Burn Center at UCSD Medical Center. It was in this role that Hamelin led the search for an RTLS system. Prior to joining UCSD he held director positions at Boston Medical Center, UMASS Medical Center and Tenet. Hamelin holds a BS, BSN, MSN and an MBA. In May 2010, Tom Hamelin accepted a position as Senior Vice President of Business Process Improvement at Awarepoint. After years of innovating with RTLS at UCSD Medical Center, Hamelin determined he could better impact the healthcare cost containment and quality of care initiatives he is so passionate about through an industry role. At Awarepoint, Hamelin focuses exclusively in these areas, and works to expand the degree to which real-time location solution can benefit the entire healthcare value equation - Quality of Care x Revenue/Cost Risk. | ||
CONTACT: | Valerie Fritz, 858.345.5009 vfritz@awarepoint.com | |
About UCSD Medical Center
University of California San Diego (UCSD) operates San Diego‘s only academic medical center system of hospitals, clinics and regional specialty centers. The two-hospital system includes UCSD Medical Center-Hillcrest, licensed for 386 beds, and the 119-bed John M. and Sally B. Thornton Hospital, which opened in the summer of 1993. UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest is the primary hospital for the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The region’s only academic medical center offers both primary care and specialized services, including a full range: Surgery, Diagnosis and Management of Genetic Diseases, Neurology, Orthopedics and Hyperbaric Medicine Center. The recently renovated 386-bed hospital at UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest is also the primary site for such regional services as Bone Marrow Transplantation, Regional Burn Center, Infant Special Care Center (NICU), UCSD’s Birth Center, the County’s Only Level I Trauma Center and the National Institutes of Health-Designated Clinical Research Center.
About Awarepoint
Awarepoint’s real-time location systems (RTLSs) include its real-time awareness platform, firmware, active RFID tags, sensors, and bridges. Awarepoint’s technologies collect raw sensor data and transform that data into high-value positioning information that can be used to add location awareness to a variety of healthcare, manufacturing, security and other applications. Requiring no hard wiring, Awarepoint’s “plug and track” ZigBee-based wireless sensor network is a fully managed service, including hardware, software, remote monitoring and maintenance. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California and serves its hospital customers across the United States through an exclusive distribution partnership with Skytron. Track us down at www.awarepoint.com or www.awarepointblog.com
About Skytron
Skytron provides innovative and efficient medical equipment solutions for a variety of healthcare settings and hospital departments, and is recognized across North America for the highest quality products, extensive product menu and exceptional customer service. Skytron products include surgical lighting, tables, booms, integration, stainless steel, RTLS-RFID technology, and more. Since 1972, Skytron has remained true to their commitment of “customer service first, everything else will follow.” For more information on Skytron’s quality products, visit www.skytron.us.
About Precision Surgical Inc.
Since 1992, Precision Surgical Inc. (“PSI”) has provided quality medical/surgical equipment services and products for every type of healthcare facility from hospitals to surgical centers to off-site clinical facilities. Comprised of true experts in medical/surgical equipment, partnering with PSI means you get a team of people committed to addressing your unique needs through an experience-based, consultative approach. Our goal has always been to establish lasting business relationships built on mutual trust, stellar service and a full menu of service offerings. PSI is not only your reliable source for medical equipment, we are a one-stop, total solution provider. For more information, visit www.precisionsurgical.com
About AHRMM
The Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management is the leading national association for executives in the healthcare resource and materials management profession. A professional membership group of the American Hospital Association, AHRMM serves more than 4,000 active members. Founded in 1962, AHRMM prepares its members to contribute to the field and advance the profession through networking, education, recognition, and advocacy. For more information, visit www.ahrmm.org.
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