HEALTHCARE
The goal of most companies and people working in the healthcare industry is to ensure the safety and health of patients and the patient's families. The amazing advances in healthcare technology, pharmaceuticals and treatment procedures have had a tremendously positive impact on the health of most individuals.
In addition to the advances in the healthcare industry, there have been significant changes in the wireless and location-based services (LBS) markets that can also have a profound impact on the health of a range of people. The proliferation of location-enabled wireless devices has made it possible to provide advanced tracking solutions for monitoring individuals with certain diseases to help ensure they remain safe.
One of the most dramatic areas where LBS solutions are benefitting the healthcare industry is in the tracking of persons with dementia, especially Alzheimer’s. People with dementia are prone to wandering and are likely to suffer severe injury or death if they are not located quickly after they become lost.
The LBS solutions built on Omnilink’s FocalPoint™ platform offer the real-time tracking of any individual to help them remain in a safe location or to locate them quickly if they do wander. In addition, FocalPoint’s™ enter and exit zones can be used to send automatic alerts to caregivers or the authorities if an individual leaves a specific area or enters an unsafe location.
These tools, as well as current and historical location functions, can be accessed through a web-based portal or a mobile device such as a Blackberry. The system is also capable of integrating almost any type of location tracking device to provide users with a wide range of device options, each with different functionality.