Tuesday 29 December 2015

Tokyo's Eiju General Hospital deploys RFID infant safety system to enhance infant security

Cadi Scientific, news summary, December 29, 2015:

Since August 2015, Eiju General Hospital (永寿総合病院) in Tokyo, Japan, has been using the CADI SmartSense infant safety system to enhance infant security. This system matches infants to their mother and cots by using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and gives out visual and audio alerts if any mismatch occurs. It helps to prevent infant abduction by providing real-time location tracking and setting off alarms when infants are moved into unauthorized areas. It allows caregivers to monitor the matching status and movement of infants remotely using computers, smartphones, or tablets, giving both mothers and caregivers added peace of mind.

The CADI SmartSense infant safety system was developed by Cadi Scientific (Singapore) and customized in collaboration with SATO Healthcare (Japan) for use at Eiju General Hospital. It can be used with SATO’s mother-infant all-in-one koDakara wristbands for greater security.

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Thursday 29 January 2015

Korea's Kangnam CHA Hospital uses RFID at outpatient center to shorten waiting time

Cadi Scientific, news release, January 29, 2015:

Korea’s Kangnam CHA Hospital has deployed an intelligent queue management system based on radio frequency identification (RFID) at its outpatient center. Every patient who registers at the center is issued an integrated active-passive RFID tag, which identifies the patient and provides the patient’s location. The patient is also assigned a locker, which can be locked or unlocked with the tag. On the basis of the patient’s location and through information provided on display panels installed at strategic locations in the center, the system guides the patient as he or she journeys through the center in such a way as to shorten the patient’s waiting time. This system was developed jointly by Korea’s information technology leader Choongwae IT and Singapore’s healthcare technology company Cadi Scientific.

Monday 29 December 2014

Mount Alvernia Hospital deploys RFID for continuous temperature monitoring for kids and automated mother-infant matching for newborns

Cadi Scientific, news release, December 29, 2014:

Mount Alvernia Hospital, a private general acute care hospital in Singapore, is deploying a wireless temperature monitoring system in its pediatric wards, the first hospital in Singapore to deploy such a system for use on children. It is also deploying a mother-infant matching system in its maternity wards.

The temperature monitoring system monitors a patient’s body temperature continuously without nurses’ intervention and alerts nurses to abnormal readings. It will be used primarily to monitor children who have fever. This system will not only help to enhance patient care but also help to reduce nurses’ workload by obviating the need for nurses to take hourly measurements manually.

The mother-infant matching system automatically detects whether a baby given to a mother is the correct baby and then alerts the mother accordingly. This system will give both mothers and caregivers added peace of mind.


Both systems are supplied by Cadi Scientific, a Singapore company that designs and develops radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions for use in healthcare.

Friday 28 November 2014

Pantai KL Hospital deploys RFID for infant safety

Cadi Scientific, news release, November 28, 2014:

In a fast-paced hospital such as Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, a JCI-accredited premier healthcare facility under the Pantai Group of Hospitals in Malaysia, the ability to prevent any mother-infant mismatch at all times is paramount to providing quality care. With Cadi’s proven and unique SmartSense tag-to-tag wireless RFID technology, the solution is affordable, accurate, and quick to deploy. Its on-demand tag matching verification helps to enhance patient experience, and its automatic tag matching verification helps nurses to improve their efficiency.

Sotera ViSi Mobile facilitates timely interventions in Singapore hospitals

Cadi Scientific, news release, November 28, 2014:

The ViSi Mobile (Sotera Wireless, San Diego, California, USA) is a wearable patient monitoring system for continuous monitoring of ECG, heart/pulse rate, SpO2, respiration rate, skin temperature, continuous NIBP (cNIBP), posture, and motion. In recent evaluations of the system in hospitals in Singapore, the system detected several critical situations and alerted the caregivers, enabling the caregivers to intervene in a timely manner.

In one instance, a 79-year-old lady patient who required hourly monitoring went into cardiac arrest at 11 pm, and the ViSi Mobile immediately alerted the night nurses. She was immediately resuscitated and, shortly after, admitted to the ICU. In another instance, a nurse prevented a post-op patient from falling, when she noticed from the remote display monitor of the ViSi Mobile that the patient was trying to get up from bed. In a third instance, a ViSi Mobile was applied to an elderly woman with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). In the same morning shortly after she was transferred to the ward, her blood pressure dropped significantly and her heart rate went up to 170 bpm. The ViSi Mobile detected these changes and alerted the nurses, and the patient was subsequently resuscitated. All these instances demonstrated that the ViSi Mobile had enabled timely detection of significant changes in patient conditions and had, in turn, enabled timely intervention.

About ViSi Mobile
The ViSi Mobile® System is the world's first FDA-cleared body-worn, patient monitoring system capable of measuring multiple vital signs noninvasively on a beat-to-beat basis. It was developed by Sotera Wireless, Inc., a medical device company based in San Diego, California. In Singapore, the ViSi Mobile is distributed exclusively by Cadi Scientific.

Thursday 11 September 2014

Daqing Women’s and Children’s Hospital in China rolls out SmartSense for wireless temperature monitoring, infant safety, and patient tracking

Cadi Scientific, news release, September 11, 2014:

In an effort to enhance patient safety and reduce nurses' workload, Daqing Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Heilongjiang, China, has rolled out the SmartSense infant safety system in its maternity ward and both the SmartSense temperature monitoring system and SmartSense patient tracking system in its pediatric ward. These systems use radio frequency identification (RFID), a wireless technology. The temperature monitoring system measures body temperature continuously, unobtrusively, and automatically, without disturbing the patient. The patient tracking system gives room-level accuracy for a patient’s location. The infant safety system matches a mother to her baby and ensures that the correct baby is always brought to the mother. It also prevents infant abduction by monitoring the movements of babies in real time, especially at unauthorized exits. These SmartSense systems were supplied by Cadi Scientific, a Singapore-based healthcare technology company.

Source:
http://www.cadi.com.sg/NewsEvents/Detail.aspx?type=news&year=2014&id=90

Note:
Daqing Women’s and Children’s Hospital refers to 大庆妇女儿童医院

Wednesday 10 September 2014

Hanaro Medical Center in South Korea uses RFID to shorten waiting time and enhance patient experience

Cadi Scientific, news release, September 10, 2014:

Hanaro Medical Center in South Korea has rolled out an intelligent queue management system based on radio frequency identification (RFID) at its health screening center. Every patient who registers at the center is issued an integrated active-passive RFID tag to identify the patient and provide the patient’s location. The patient is also assigned a locker, which can be locked or unlocked with the tag. Once the tag is issued, the system automatically places the patient in the queue and then guides the patient to the right destinations as he or she journeys through the center. In this way, the system not only helps to shorten patients’ waiting time but also helps to enhance patient experience.

The RFID system was supplied by Cadi Scientific, a Singapore company that designs and develops RFID solutions for use in healthcare. The total queue management solution was provided by Choongwae Information Technology, one of the most reliable system integrators and software vendors in the Korean healthcare industry.

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Tuesday 2 September 2014

KPJ Damansara Hospital in Malaysia deploys RFID to enhance infant safety

Cadi Scientific, news release, September 2, 2014:

Cadi Scientific is pleased to welcome another prestigious Malaysian hospital, KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital, as our latest client in Malaysia for our infant safety solution, which uses Cadi’s proven and unique SmartSense tag-to-tag wireless RFID technology. This technology will provide complete peace of mind to all mothers delivering at the maternity ward, because they can be doubly sure that their own baby will be brought to them at all times. As well, any possibility of a mismatch at the cot level can be prevented with the addition of Cadi’s unique RFID cot tag.

Friday 29 August 2014

Raffles Hospital went live with computerized CTG analysis system at the labour ward

Cadi Scientific, news release, August 29, 2014:



In May 2014, Raffles Hospital's Labour Ward went live with the Omniview-SisPorto® central fetal monitoring system integrated with the Maternum labour and delivery module. The system provides automated computerized analysis of CTG (cardiotocographic) features and ST events with real-time alerts, to help clinicians make accurate fetal assessment in intrapartum management. The Maternum module enables all labour and delivery notes to be archived digitally so that clinicians can access the data anytime, anywhere in the hospital.

About Omniview
The Omniview-SisPorto® leads the technology in CTG analysis, with extensive publishing in reference journals and the involvement of top authors from the field. Analysis includes estimation of uterine contractions and fetal heart rate baseline, identification of accelerations and decelerations, and quantification of short- and long-term variability.

About Cadi Scientific
Cadi Scientific is the leading provider of RFID solutions for healthcare in this region and is also the exclusive distributor of the Omniview-SisPorto® central fetal monitoring system system in Asia.

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RFID ensures correct mother-infant-cot matching at Raffles Hospital

Cadi Scientific, news release, August 29, 2014:

In May 2014, Raffles Hospital implemented a radio frequency identification (RFID) system which incorporates state-of-the-art technology to ensure the highest standards of safety and security for infants in all their maternity wards. All mothers who have just delivered at the hospital will have an RFID mother tag worn on their wrist, an RFID infant tag worn on the infant’s ankle, and an RFID cot tag attached to the infant’s cot. This three-in-one system ensures that, at all times, an infant is always brought to the right mother and always placed in the right cot, giving mothers and caregivers added peace of mind.

Source:
http://www.cadi.com.sg/NewsEvents/Detail.aspx?type=news&year=2014&id=86

Friday 6 June 2014

RFID ensures correct mother-infant-cot matching at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital

Cadi Scientific, news release, June 6, 2014:

Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital went live with the Cadi SmartSense infant safety system for mother-infant-cot matching as part of the hospital's initiative to provide the highest standard of care at their maternity wards. All mothers who have just delivered at the hospital can expect to have a radio frequency identification (RFID) mother tag worn on their wrist, an RFID infant tag worn on their infant's ankle, and an RFID cot tag attached to the infant’s cot. The system ensures that, at all times, an infant is always brought to the right mother and always placed in the right cot, giving mothers added peace of mind and a better experience.

Source:
http://www.cadi.com.sg/NewsEvents/Detail.aspx?type=news&year=2014&id=97

Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital uses Omniview-SisPorto® central fetal monitoring system to provide additional safety in fetal surveillance

Cadi Scientific, news release, June 6, 2014:

Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital's labour ward went live with the Omniview-SisPorto® during the ward’s official opening in April 2014. The Omniview-SisPorto is a central fetal monitoring system with automated computerized analysis of CTG (cardiotocographic) features and ST events to provide additional safety in fetal surveillance. This system aids intrapartum management by providing real-time alerts and helps clinicians make accurate fetal assessment.




At the same time, the hospital's maternity ward went live with the Cadi SmartSense infant safety system for mother-infant-cot matching. This automated system ensures that the right infant is always brought to the right mother or the right cot.

About Omniview-SisPorto
The Omniview-SisPorto® leads the technology in CTG analysis, with extensive publishing in reference journals and the involvement of top authors from the field. Analysis includes estimation of uterine contractions and fetal heart rate baseline, identification of accelerations and decelerations, and quantification of short- and long-term variability.


About Cadi Scientific
Cadi Scientific is the leading provider of RFID solutions for healthcare in this region and is also the exclusive distributor of the Omniview-SisPorto® central fetal monitoring system system in Asia.


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Tuesday 31 December 2013

Thailand's Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital enhances infant safety by using RFID

Cadi Scientific newsletter, news article (summary), December 2013:

Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital, a leading healthcare facility in Bangkok, has deployed an RFID system to further enhance infant safety and to improve patient experience. The new system, developed by a Singapore Company, uses active RFID tags to automate the process of matching mothers and infants throughout their stay in the hospital. It also provides automated wireless location tracking and pairing verification; on-demand pairing verification is also available at the push of a button. The system provides clear audio and visual alerts at the nurses' workstations if any mismatch or unauthorized movement is detected, giving better security for the newborns and peace of mind for parents and caregivers.


To view the full article, please visit the following link:
http://www.cadi.com.sg/NewsEvents/Detail.aspx?type=news&year=2013&id=76

Thursday 24 October 2013

Samsung Medical Center improves health screening workflow by using RFID tags and mobile devices

Cadi Scientific, news release, October 24, 2013:

1.    Introduction

Samsung Medical Center (SMC) is a major healthcare facility in South Korea serving both local and international patients in a wide range of specialities. Established in 1994, it consists of a hospital and a cancer center. It has 2,000 beds and 1,300 doctors, and treats more than 8,000 patients a day. As part of its continuing mission to improve the nation’s health through the best medical service, advanced medical research, and development of outstanding medical personnel, SMC is constantly looking for new emerging technologies to improve the way it delivers healthcare. In 2012, the center embarked on a project to improve its health screening workflow.

2.    The problem

SMC offers health screening packages costing about one million Korean won (about USD1,000) each. Before the project, progress notes related to health screening were recorded on paper by hand and communications between staff members were carried out by passing these handwritten notes from one person to another. The workflow was not optimized and, as a result, sometimes it took more time than necessary to complete the screening.

3.    The solution

SMC deployed a wireless, radio frequency identification (RFID) system developed jointly by Choongwae Information Technology, an information technology leader in Korea's healthcare industry, and Cadi Scientific, a Singapore-based healthcare technology company.

Every new patient who registers at the health screening center will be issued an integrated active-passive RFID tag, which the patient will wear throughout the screening process. The patient will also be assigned a locker, which can be locked and unlocked with the RFID tag. As the patient journeys through the screening center, the system will automatically detect the location of the patient and respond accordingly. For example, when the patient enters a waiting area, the system will automatically add the patient to the queue and the wall-mounted information panel at the waiting area will automatically display information about the patient’s progress, such as the expected waiting time, the queue number, and instructions on what to do next. At the same time, the staff at the waiting area will know that the patient has arrived. At any time, the patient can also check his or her progress on a mobile phone by means of a smartphone app, and a staff member can retrieve patient information by scanning the RFID tag with a mobile device. Upon completion of the health screening, the tag will be returned to the screening center.

This RFID system has not only made the health screening workflow more efficient but also enhanced the experience of both patients and staff.
Source:
This report was derived from the presentation “Innovation of health check process using active RFID tag and mobile devices” given by Jung Soo Gabriele Bae of Choongwae Information Technology, Korea, on October 24, 2013, at the “Digital Healthcare Week 2013” event held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, on October 21–24, 2013.

Tuesday 22 October 2013

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Changi General Hospital, and IHiS win Asia Pacific HIMSS Elsevier Award

Channel NewsAsia, news article (extract), October 22, 2013:

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Changi General Hospital and IHiS — the Health Ministry's IT arm — have clinched the Asia Pacific HIMSS Elsevier Award for using innovative techniques to improve patient care.

One technique employed by Tan Tock Seng is a bedside tablet which records a patient's vital signs — such as blood pressure, oxygen levels and pulse — and uploads them wirelessly to the hospital's medical records.

Another breakthrough technology is the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags to track patients' temperatures and locations in real time.

Source:
Chong M. Local hospitals win award for innovation in healthcare. Channel NewsAsia (Singapore) [Internet] 2013 October 22.

To view the full article, please visit the following link:

https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/clinical-solutions/seven-health-it-projects-across-asia-pacific-presented-with-the-inaugural-himss-elsevier-digital-healthcare-award

Note:
The bedside tablet runs the medical device interface (MDI) software application developed by Cadi Scientific, a Singapore company.

Tuesday 8 October 2013

KK Women's and Children's Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital use mother-infant-cot RFID tagging system to ensure correct identification of babies

联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao), news article in Chinese (extract, translated), October 8, 2013:

To avoid mistakes in matching mother and baby, KK Women's and Children's Hospital and Gleneagles have rolled out a three-way newborn identification system linking mother, baby, and cot.

This system has an added layer of identification, compared to other hospitals, because it ensures that babies will not be put in the wrong cot.

Singapore General Hospital started using a two-way system [mother-infant] in March 2013 and Thomson Medical Center, in February 2013 ...

Source:
杨萌 (Yang M). 母婴与婴儿床电子标签系统划一三重认证确保婴儿抱对 [in Chinese]. 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao) 2013 October 8.

To view the full article in Chinese, please visit the following link:

http://www.nuh.com.sg/wbn/slot/u3007/Patients%20and%20Visitors/Newsroom/Media%20Articles/2013/OCT/081013_ZB.pdf

Friday 4 October 2013

Gleneagles Hospital uses RFID to prevent baby mismatch

TODAY, news article (extract), October 4, 2013:

Gleneagles Hospital has introduced a new feature to its infant identification system to give parents of newborns greater assurance and peace of mind.

In addition to the usual two identity bands that are placed on babies’ ankles, the hospital has added another feature — radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.

These tags will be attached to the infant, the infant’s cot and the mother, and an alert will sound if the infant is placed in the wrong cot or handed to the wrong mother.

Source:
New baby-tagging feature to give parents greater assurance. TODAY (Singapore), 2013 October 4.

To view the full article, please visit the following link:
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/new-baby-tagging-feature-give-parents-greater-assurance

Monday 29 July 2013

Patient tracking RFID technology from Singapore helps reduce waiting time at Samsung Medical Center

Biospectrum Asia, article (extract), July 29, 2013:

SmartTag Health Screening System provides relevant information about patient's routine requirements in the hospital

Singapore-based healthcare technology company, Cadi Scientific, has partnered with Choongwae Information Technology, an information technology leader in Korea's healthcare industry to develop a new SmartTag Health Screening System.

SmartTag Health Screening System has been deployed at the Samsung Medical Center, Korea's leading healthcare institution, within its 7,200 square meter center for health promotion, which conducts health screening.


To view the full article, please visit the following link:

http://www.biospectrumasia.com/biospectrum/news/192439/cadi-expands-rfid-technology-korea

Wednesday 19 June 2013

Samsung Medical Center uses intelligent RFID system to enhance patient experience

Samsung Medical Center, news release in Korean (summary), June 19, 2013:

Samsung Medical Center has rolled out an intelligent RFID system to enhance patient experience at its health screening center. All patients registered at the center will receive an integrated RFID tag.

In addition to locking and unlocking their lockers using the RFID tag, the system helps to shorten patient waiting time by adding a patient into the queue automatically when the right patient arrives at a laboratory or room. Wall-mounted LCD panels placed at strategic locations around the health screening center display accurate personalized information about waiting times and other procedural information related to the patient when he or she walks pass them. No manual tapping is required.

This system also helps patients enhance their experience as they journey through this intelligent health screening center.

To view the full news release in Korean, please visit the following link:
http://www.samsunghospital.com/infor/newsView.do?bno=2256

Monday 4 March 2013

Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University (China) uses information technology to improve service quality and efficiency

中国数字医学 (China Digital Medicine), article in Chinese (summary), March 2013:

The Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University (China) uses information technology as part of its long-term plan to propel itself into the fast lane of the information highway. This technology was applied to sterile supplies traceability using barcodes, RFID, and mobile computing techniques; automated vital signs monitoring using RFID; asset tracking using RFID; computerized bedside medical information management; and computerized medical supplies management. The use of this technology helped to improve the hospital's service quality and efficiency.

Source:
张翔, 吴桂刚, 白颖, 刘洪伟, 胡婧茹 (Zhang X, Wu G, Bai Y, Hu J). 医院信息化建设推进医院服务模式创新 (Hospital information technology promotes innovation in hospital service model) [in Chinese]. 中国数字医学 (China Digital Medicine) 2013; 8(3):15–18.