Automating patient transportation improves efficiency
01 November 2011
TeleTracking Software cuts patient wait times in half and boosts productivity by 30%.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has opted to deploy TeleTracking Technologies' TransportTracking automated portering system after learning that the software cut patient waiting times in half at Royal Free Hospital and increased productivity by more than 30% at Wolverhampton and Rotherham Hospitals.
The TeleTracking system, which does not require a helpdesk or dispatcher to assign jobs, will replace an existing porter management software system, according to TeleTracking CEO Anthony Sanzo.
"When we've replaced other systems on the market…" explains Sanzo, "…our clients have seen immediate gains. With Trusts looking to do more with less in the NHS, we have seen a flurry of activity and are set to double our size in the UK in the next year."
Walsall expects the new platform will pave the way for significant operational efficiencies in the future. Earlier this year, Princess Royal Hospital implemented TeleTracking's portering system after sister institution Royal Shrewsbury Hospital realised a two-thirds reduction in overtime by using the new software application.
TeleTracking, which holds 80% of the installed patient flow technology market in the US, entered the UK market in 2005. It currently serves 10 Trusts representing 12 hospitals in the UK and has received significant interest from several others.
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