RFiD Discovery is offering a new automated contact tracing for infection control solution, designed to help hospitals rapidly identify potential exposure events, support infection prevention teams, and reduce the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs).
HCAIs affect millions of patients worldwide each year, prolonging hospital stays, increasing mortality, and placing immense strain on clinical resources. Manual contact tracing processes are time-consuming and often incomplete, particularly in complex clinical environments.
The solution is designed to integrate with existing hospital infrastructure and can be deployed as an entry-level system or expanded to support wider real-time location services, including asset tracking, patient flow optimization, sterilization tracking and automated cleaning workflows.
Providing Timely Information
Effective infection control depends on having the right information at the right time, according to officials for RFiD Discovery, a leading provider of real-time location and tracking solutions for healthcare.
“Our automated contact tracing solution gives infection prevention teams clear visibility of interactions between patients, staff and assets, allowing them to respond quickly, reduce risk and maintain safer hospital environments.” said Arron Duddin, General Manager, RFiD Discovery, in a statement.
Real-Time Insight Across The Hospital
RFiD Discovery’s new solution automates the collection of accurate proximity data, enabling faster and more informed decision-making during infection incidents.
The solution uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, with patients wearing BLE wristbands and staff carrying BLE-enabled ID badges. When individuals or tagged assets come into close proximity, the system automatically records the interaction, including duration, distance, time and location, without any manual intervention.
BLE gateway readers and anchors installed throughout the hospital capture location and proximity data and feed it into a central platform, providing real-time alerts, visual dashboards and detailed reports.
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Once an infected person is identified, infection control teams can quickly see who may have been exposed, where interactions occurred and which areas require targeted cleaning or further investigation.
Key benefits include:
- Faster identification of exposure risks, supporting timely containment of potential outbreaks
- Improved patient and staff safety through accurate, automated contact tracing
- High-precision risk modelling with configurable risk rules that can be tailored to different infectious diseases and hospital policies
- Quick and easy implementation with the ability to integrate with existing systems
RFiD Discovery, a Paragon ID company, is a leader in the UK for integrated identification and location tracking solutions, with deployments in over 200 hospitals across the UK, Europe, and beyond.
