Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) is nothing new, but like with any technology, it’s not the tool but how you use it. Leveraging RTLS with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons gives hospitals an accurate, scalable, and cost-effective solution for not only tracking but managing equipment.
What makes an Hospital Asset Management good or bad? Spoiler: It’s ROI
The RTLS (Real-Time Location System) technology is only as good as its accuracy and ease of use. If its location mapping is not correct or the system requires constant updates or battery replacements, chances are that your end users (clinicians, nurses, biomeds) are not going to benefit from the solution. To be honest, they’re not even going to use it. And we don’t need to tell you the ROI on a solution deployed but not implemented.
With indoor RTLS for healthcare that utilizes BLE beacons and paper tags, not only is the solution easily scalable but the ROI is nearly immediate: preventing equipment loss, reducing asset search times, automating workflows. With BLE paper tag beacons as part of your RTLS solution for hospitals, you’re getting precise, room-level location accuracy with low power consumption (i.e. batteries that last for years) and an easy integration with existing systems.
The benefits of BLE Beacons and RTLS for Hospitals
With BLE Beacons and tags as part of your healthcare RTLS system, your end users can track equipment movements, monitor usage patterns, and optimize resource allocation. This is because you have continuous, real-time visibility of your assets and equipment, ensuring that everything is where it needs to be exactly when it needs to be there.
At Kontakt.io, we add an additional layer of technology to our hospital RTLS solutions, which is an agentic AI that can transform the vast amounts of equipment and location RTLS data to deliver forecasts and proactively resource your equipment. And with Kontkat.io asset management, everything is cloud-based and delivered as a service. This means that for one flat rate per licensed bed, we provide all the BLE beacons and paper tags you need to manage as many devices and equipment as you have: IV pumps, wheelchairs, telepaks, etc. Our real-time RTLS system for medical asset management pinpoints the exact location of any asset you want to track, in real-time.
Hospital Asset Management: Enhancing Efficiency and Patient Safety
Modern, indoor RTLS systems for healthcare and hospitals are transforming care delivery workflows. Stop wasting money on replacing medical equipment that isn’t lost. Shift your focus from equipment search to patient care.
Plus, bluetooth beacons and tags help monitor patient movements, increasing safety and care delivery efficiency. Restrict access to unauthorized areas. Prevent patient elopement. BLE beacons and indoor RTLS systems for healthcare can deliver value beyond managing and tracking assets.
Why Choose BLE Beacons for Indoor RTLS Systems?
For healthcare systems today, every dollar counts. That’s why it’s critical that a hospital RTLS system is easy to use, fast to implement, and scalable across departments and facilities. Deploying a BLE beacon and tag RTLS system for hospitals isn’t only about knowing where your IV pumps are. It’s about transforming care delivery: cutting costs, properly allocating resources, and improving patient throughput.
Hospitals that adopt this solution are paving the path for improved efficiency, increased productivity, and measurable ROI on day one. The future of hospital asset management isn’t coming—it’s already here.
