Equipment that has not been cleaned properly can be a source of infection transmission, and hospitals need to ensure that all equipment, particularly the equipment that is rolled around from one room to another, is sterile, according to a TeleTracking blog post.
Real-time location systems can help hospital staff members ensure that equipment is adequately cleaned in a number of ways:
1. The system allows staff to monitor the location of every piece of equipment in the hospital in real-time.
2. The system incorporates the means to determine if the equipment has been cleaned or not.
3. The system facilitates the best practice of centralized equipment management, which means that appropriately trained personnel are involved in the cleaning and maintenance of all mobile equipment.
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