RTLS Safety and Security Solution

The RTLS solution can use RTLS systems to generate actionable alerts, such as notification of a possible breach of infant safety or unit security.

Ensuring infant security is critical in the healthcare environment to provide peace of mind for administrative and nursing staff, as well as the new parents. Many facilities use an infant protection and security system such as CenTrak to track patient movement in the hospital. If an infant's RTLS tag is loose or has been removed improperly, Vocera receives an alert from the infant security system. Vocera leverages rules to deliver alerts to the appropriate recipients, allowing a rapid evaluation of risk to the infant.

When a patient wanders outside of a unit, such as the Alzheimer's unit, or when a secure unit door is ajar, Vocera receives an alert from the RTLS system. Vocera leverages rules to deliver alerts to the appropriate recipients.

Using a ZPV Segment in the ADT-A08 Event

The HL7 ADT-A08 event is used when any patient information has changed, but when no other trigger event has occurred, and it can include information specific to an episode of care. The EVN segment is used to communicate necessary trigger event information to receiving applications.

In this HL7 sample, the RTLS tag information is included in the customized ZPV segment. An alert would be delivered to the staff associated with the location and the RTLS tag in a configured rule.

MSH|^~\&|CENTRAK|CENTRAK|VOCERA|VOCERA|[[MESSAGE_DATE]]|[[MESSAGE_ID]]|ADT|A08|2.3|AL|
EVN|A08|[[MESSAGE_DATE]]|LOCATION|[[EVENT_DATE]]
ZPV|[[TAG_ID]]|[[SAM_ACCOUNT_NAME]]|[[STAFF_NAME]]|[[LOCATION_ID]]|[[LOCATION_NAME]]|