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Application and Perspectives forLocalization in Healthcare IT Systems

Arttu Huhtiniemi, VP Product ManagementEkahau, Inc.


About EkahauSince year 2000, Ekahau has been the center of innovation for Wi-Fi based software and Location systems - birthplace of the first commercially available Wi-Fi based location tracking system, the first visual Wi-Fi site survey tool, and the next-generation Wi-Fi tag family. Ekahau’s patented core technology, together with elite RTLS experts, enables the company to hold a sustainable leadership position in the market today and in the future.

Our mission is to provide the easiest, most cost effective and accurate Wi-Fi based RTLS/RFID solutions for locating people, assets, and inventory, to help our enterprise customers to run their businesses efficiently and improve their employee safety and security.

Ekahau Worldwide

Corporate Facts Core innovation based on a scientific research by one of the top scientist teams in the

world in the field of probabilistic math and statistical modeling: CoSCo team

Company founded in 2000 as a spin-off from Helsinki University

Privately-held U.S. Delaware Corporation, headquartered in Reston, VA, USA

Offices in Americas, EMEA, and APAC

Over 100 resellers worldwide

12 patents filed, 10 granted, 2 pending

Supported by major partners worldwide, including HP, Cisco, Aruba, Siemens, and others

Over 1400 RTLS systems sold to over 50 countries

Ekahau – Company Overview


DATA VOICE LOCATION

802.11 Wi‐Fi 802.11 Wi‐Fi

Standard Wi-Fi infrastrcuture is today used ENTERPRISE-WIDE

For Data and Voice AND LOCATION purposes.

Ekahau pioneered launching the industry’s first Wi-Fi location system in May 2002.

One Wireless Infrastructure: Wi‐Fi


Ekahau Innovation Milestones

Based on a scientific innovation at Helsinki University, Ekahau founded in June 2000Based on a scientific innovation at Helsinki University, Ekahau founded in June 2000

World’s 1st Wi-Fi based commercial location engine EPE launched 2002 – Ekahau HQ to USAWorld’s 1st Wi-Fi based commercial location engine EPE launched 2002 – Ekahau HQ to USA

World’s 1st Wi-Fi coverage mapping and site survey tool ESS launched in 2003World’s 1st Wi-Fi coverage mapping and site survey tool ESS launched in 2003

Full family of new RTLS tags (industrial, temp and exi certified included) launched in 2008Full family of new RTLS tags (industrial, temp and exi certified included) launched in 2008

World’s 1st Wi-Fi tag, Ekahau T101, launched in 2004World’s 1st Wi-Fi tag, Ekahau T101, launched in 2004

2nd generation probabilistic location algorithm launched in EPE v 4.0, in 20062nd generation probabilistic location algorithm launched in EPE v 4.0, in 2006

World’s 1st Wi-Fi pager Ekahau T301BD badge lauched in 2007World’s 1st Wi-Fi pager Ekahau T301BD badge lauched in 2007

World’s 1st Infrared based Location Beacon to support Wi-Fi RTLS micro-zone accuracy in 2009 World’s 1st Infrared based Location Beacon to support Wi-Fi RTLS micro-zone accuracy in 2009 Ekahau’s technology is based on a

solid scientific innovation, and over 10 years of top research in the field of Wi-Fi RF mapping, tracking and analysis.


ROI Drivers for RTLS

Asset TrackingAsset Tracking 1. Improve Asset Utilization2. Eliminate excess inventory / leasing3. Improve maintenance process

1. Improve Asset Utilization2. Eliminate excess inventory / leasing3. Improve maintenance process

Safety & SecuritySafety & Security 1. Track employees in hazardous areas2. Panic Button alerts3. Lone worker protection

1. Track employees in hazardous areas2. Panic Button alerts3. Lone worker protection

Process VisibilityProcess Visibility 1. Improve process through WIP visibility2. Eliminate bottlenecks3. Improve workflow

1. Improve process through WIP visibility2. Eliminate bottlenecks3. Improve workflow


Ekahau RTLS for Healthcare

The ONLY Real-Time-Location Solution that can provide resolution at the:

Door level

Bed level

Room level

Building level Campus/Multi-Campus

….all using your existing Wi-Fi infrastructure + Ekahau software and Ekahau Tags!


Ekahau Healthcare Solution Set

Key Solution Set:• Asset Tracking • Patient Tracking• Caregiver Tracking• Clinical Processes• Sensing and Alarms


Hospital Departments Served by RTLS

• Biomedical Engineering

– Asset Tracking, PMs , Recalls, Cleaning, Recycling, Compliance

• Materials Management

– Asset Management, Leasing/Rentals, Par levels

• Emergency Department

– Patient‐flow tracking, staff safety, asset availability

• OR/Surgery

– Patient flow, process improvement, asset availability, temperature

• Pathology/Laboratory

– Sample tracking, freezer/refrigerator management

• Pharmacy

– Narcotics tracking, monitoring freezers/refrigerators

• Housekeeping

– Transport dispatch and tracking, room management

• IT/IS

– Tracking/managing COW carts, PDAs, VOIP Phones

• Security

– Guard tracking and paging, staff emergency messaging, emergency call location

• Management/Finance

– Sox/Joint Commission compliance, auditing, budgeting


A complete Wi‐Fi‐based Real Time Location System for tracking the location and status of assets, inventory and people.

Ekahau RTLS Controller Software and Smart Wi‐Fi Tags forms a disruptive solution to active RFID and other active tagging systems

Includes open SDK/API for quick application integration to any back office information system

Ekahau RTLS

Ekahau Applications

Ekahau RTLS Controller

Ekahau Wi‐Fi Tags

Ekahau Site Survey

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Customer:• University of Kentucky Medical Center• 473 Bed Acute Care Hospital• Regional Trauma Center• Wi-Fi network covering1.2m sqr.ft. campus

Problem• excess stock of high value assets

Ekahau RTLS -solution:• 2600+ T301A Tags for asset tracking• Patient and staff tracking as the next step• Deployment on May 2008

Requirements:• Track Infusion pumps & other assets• Alert equipment leaving the building• Infection control

ROI:• Savings through reduced equipment rental cost

(actual numbers presented by hospital):• 2008 rental cost: $400,000• 2009 estimated rental cost: $48,000• Annual savings: $352,000• Ekahau RTLS cost: $200,000• ROI in the first 12 months:$152,000

Case: Univ. Kentucky Medical Center

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Staff Safety: Univ. Hospital Innsbruck

Customer:• University hospital of Innsbruck,

Austria• Department of Psychiatry and

Psychotherapy

Problem• Staff and patient safety at risk• Broadcast alerts not effective

Ekahau RTLS -solution:• 200 T301BD Tags for staff• Emergency call system

Requirements:• Security alarms with location

ROI:• Improved staff satisfaction rate.• Improved patient safety.


Case Study: St Alabama Medical Ctr.– Wireless Temp Mgmt.

Customer:• 375 Bed Regional Hospital serving

three state region.• Regional referral center• Existing Wi-Fi RTLS in place

Problem:• Monitoring and management of

medicine and tissue refrigeration units performed manually.

• No automated way to measure and address anomalies.

Solution:• Ekahau T-301-T Wi-Fi temperature tags

mounted on freezers and refrigerators constantly monitor and report.

• Wireless alerting in case of temperature breaches to PC:s, Wi-Fi Pagers , VOIP Phones and other devices

• System automatically documents all incidents and corrective action for Joint Commission reporting

Historical Reporting

Reporting

Alerting

Viewing

Wi-Fi Pager

E-mailAlerts

Pop-upAlerts


Case: Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS), USA

Customer:• Second largest independent hospital system

in the U.S.• 6 Facilities, over 3m sq.ft and growing • System-wide Beds 5000+

Ekahau RTLS:• 4000+ T-301 Tags• 90 % deployed by the customer staff• One central Ekahau server serving all

facilitiesRequirements:

• Track Infusion pumps & VentilatorsNetwork:

• Various generations of Cisco across the enterprise

ROI:• Rebalancing of capital assets across the

enterprise• Capital budget savings through reduced

equipment and leasing programs• Improved preventive maintenance process

See attached front-cover case-story


CHS Deployment

o Using the existing Cisco WLANs ( multiple generations ) connected to common backboneo NOC in Charlotte N.C. with application access via browser from anywhere on CHS networko Room level resolution in patient towers and areas where VOIP is usedo All tags can be programmed, monitored and managed centrallyo No Ekahau SW or HW-infrastructure at any hospital site – just existing Wi-Fi and Ekahau tags


Ekahau Advantage: Open-Easy-Accurate

OPEN EASY ACCURATE

Works with any standard Wi-Fi

network !

3-Step installation in

days, not months!

Room accuracy with existing VoIP

grade Wi-Fi!

- BEST -Best of Breed

Solution

- LARGEST -Largest Install

Base Worldwide

- PROVEN -Documented

Customer ROI


Thank you!Arttu Huhtiniemi

VP, Produc [email protected]

+358505989153

mailto:[email protected]

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